CHAPTER 8-10 Flashcards
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| 122923096 | Jihad | 1. The obligation of Muslims to struggle or exert themselves "in the way of God ; doesn't necessarily refer to an armed struggle. 2. Struggle to defend the faith | 0 | |
| 122923097 | Children of Abraham | - Muslims, Jews, or Christians who trace their religious lineage through Abraham. | 1 | |
| 122923098 | Shiat Ali | "party of Ali," term from which the word Shiism derives. Had its stronghold in neighboring southern Iraq and became the state religion of Persia several centuries later (origins of Shiite group) | 2 | |
| 122923099 | mahdi | Islamic version if a messiah, believed to be the twelfth missing imam for Shiites. | 3 |