World AP-8 Flashcards

92867412	Fihrist	most informative manuscripts of period of Islamic caliphate	0
92867413	Qurayash	nomadic kin group who settled in Mecca in 5th century and assumed control over trade	1
92867414	Ka'aba	cubical shrine-pilgrimage site beleived to be from Abraham	2
92867415	Khadija	Muhammad's wife	3
92867416	Jinns	unseen desert spirits	4
92867417	umma	a community defined solely by acceptance of Islam and Muhhamed as the "Messenger of God"	5
92867418	hijra	muhammed flees to Medina, marks beginning of Muslim calendar	6
92867419	khalifa	successor	7
92867420	Uthman	third caliph	8
92867421	Shiites	agree Ali was rightful successor of Muhammed	9
92867422	Imam	leader of muslim community	10
92867423	Sunni	beleive in caliph choosing next successor	11
92867424	mamluks	Turkish slaves	12
92867425	Samanid	one of several Iranian families to acheive independence	13
92867426	Soninke	establish Ghana	14
92867427	ulama	Arabic for "people with (religious) knowledge"	15
93175728	Shari'a	the law of Islam	16
93175729	hadith	reports trying to convey procises words of Muhammad	17
93246411	madrasa	type of religious college	18
93246412	Sufi	muslim brotherhoods	19