Islam Vocabulary - AP World History Flashcards

7757020685	Islam	The religion based on the revelations of Muhammad	0
7757020686	muslims	Followers of Islam, 'submit', 'surrender'	1
7757020687	Ka'aba	The most important shrine in Mecca containing the sacred rock the 'Black stone'	2
7757020688	bedouins	Nomadic people of Arabian desert organized by clan, who often fought over scarce resources	3
7757020689	Allah	The one God of Islam	4
7757020690	Arab	The original inhabitants of the Arabia Peninsula	5
7757020691	People of the Book	Jews and Christians, also monotheistic, sharing beliefs and common roots with Muslims	6
7757020692	Qur'an (Koran	The book containing the sacred word of Allah	7
7757020693	Muhammad	The founder of Islam	8
7757020694	Mecca	The birthplace of Muhammad, and where he received his revelations	9
7757020695	Medina	Muhammad and his followers escaped Mecca and went to this city, marking the beginning of the religion Islam	10
7757020696	Hijra	Muhammad's flight to Mecca, marking year 1 on the Muslim calendar	11
7757020697	Hajj	A pilgrimage to Mecca to worship Allah at the Ka'aba	12
7757020698	Hadith	A collection of stories about and sayings of Muhammad	13
7757020699	mosque	An Islamic place of worship	14
7757020701	Abu Bakr	This individual took over after the death of Muhammad, and was a close friend and follower of his	15
7757020702	5 Pillars of Faith	The principles of Islam that followers live by	16
7757020703	Sunni	The majority sect of Islam, who believe that successors to Muhammad can come from the Islamic community	17
7757020704	Shia	The minority sect of Islam, who believe that successors should be members of Muhammad's family	18
7757020705	Caliph	Political and religious successor to Muhammad	19
7757020706	Sharia	Law based on the beliefs in the Qur'an and hadith	20
7757020707	jihad	Means 'struggle', either in one's personal faith or in defeating non-Muslim areas	21
7757020708	Umayyad Dynasty	Founded by Muawiya, the successor to Ali, and followers were of the Sunni sect	22
7757020709	Abbasid Dynasty	Followed the Umayyad Dynasty, and moved their capital from Damascus to Baghdad	23
7757020710	Baghdad	The great Islamic city and fabled 'city of wealth'. Contained the House of Wisdom, and was a major center of learning	24
7757020712	hijab	A head covering worn by some Muslim women in public	25
7757020713	Saladin	Muslim military and political leader, as Sultan led Islamic forces during the Crusades	26
7757020716	Ummah	The whole community of Muslims bound together by ties of religion	27
7757020717	jizyah	Taxes on non-Muslim members of society (dhimmis)	28
7757020718	Mawahli	Non Arab muslims	29