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7601015689IslamThe monotheistic religion of Muslims that was founded in the 7th century Arabia, based on the teachings of the Quran and Muhammad.0
7601138539Shiite/Shiat AliA member of one the two greatest religious division of Islam that regards Ali and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.1
7601254483Sunni Islamis the largest denomination of Islam. Name comes from Sunnah.2
76012994155 Pillars of IslamFive basic acts of Islam like, Shahada: Faith, Salat: Prayer, Zakāt: Charity, Sawm: Fasting, and Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca.3
7601331918Koran/QuranMeaning the "recitation", religious book of Islam.4
7601346379HegiraIs the migration or the journey of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib.5
7601361077Theocracyis a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives.6
7601376593Caliphateis the political-religious state composing of the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the death of Muhammad.7
7601398912Umayyad Caliphate/DynastyThe dynasty was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Prophet Muhammad.8
7601433613Dome of the Rockis an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691 CE/AD.9
7601456771Abbasid Caliphate/DynastyThe dynasty was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.10
7601555686MuhammedIs the prophet and founder of Islam.11
7601736063MeccaCity in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia that is also capital of the Makkah Region.12
7601750617MedinaImportance as a religious site derives from the presence of al-Masjid an-Nabawi.13
7605768564BaghdadCapital and largest city in Iraq.14
7605785756Mohammad al-RaziPersian, philosopher and physician. Is an important figure in medicine.15
7605799332LevantIs the historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean. Mostly the region of Syria.16
7605949901SufismIslamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.17
7605998675Mongols (related to Islam)Islam in Mongolia is practiced by approximately 3 to 5% of the population.The earliest evidence of Islam in Mongolia is dated to 1254.18
7606013397Ottoman Turks (related to Islam)The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam.19
7606024616HadithOne of various books describing the words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.20
7606032762Sharia LawSometimes called Islamic Law, is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition.21
7606082716UmmaAncient city in Sumer.22
7606088015Dar al-Islam"home of Islam"23

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