Islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abbasid | 2nd dynasty of Muslim rulers |
| Abu Bakr | first caliph after death of muhammad |
| Ali | Muhammad's son in-law whos death caused the two major divisions of Islam |
| Al-Jabr | Al Gorismi's principal of math |
| Allah | god |
| Avicenna | medicinal fanatic who compiled a medical dictionary |
| Baghdad | capital of Iraq |
| Caliph | leader of muslim community |
| Crusades | European Christians to freeing the Holy Land from Muslim rule |
| Dome of the Rock | from here Muhammad ascended into heaven |
| Fatwa | Law of a muslim community |
| Five pillars of Islam | 1-declaration of faith (Shahada) 2-Prayer (Salah) 3-Fasting (Sawm) 4-Give to the Poor (Zakat) 5-Pilgrimage (Hajj) |
| Gabriel | messenger angel who reveals the Quaran to Muhammad |
| Hadith | declaration of faith |
| Hajj | pilgrimage |
| Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca to (Yathrib) Medina |
| Hijab | type of head covering over ones hair |
| Ibn Rushd (Averroes) | Reintroduced philosophy |
| Imam | prayer leader |
| Islam | religion of Muslims |
| Jerusalem | where Muhammad acended into heaven |
| Jihad | holy struggle |
| Ka'aba | holy rock in Mecca |
| Khadija | Muhammad's wife |
| Minaret | place where prayer is called |
| Mecca | holy city where the Ka'aba is |
| Medina | place where Muslims went after their flight from Mecca |
| Mosque | holy place of Muslims |
| Muhammad | prophet in who the Quaran was revealed to by the angel Gabriel |
| Muslim | follower of Islam |
| Quar'an | Holy text of Islam |
| Ramadan | month of fasting |
| Salat | praying 5 times a day |
| Sawm | Fasting |
| Shahada | confession |
| Shari'a | A body of law governing the lives of Muslims |
| Sheikh | leader of Islam |
| Shi'ite | beleive a family member of Muhammad should be the caliph |
| Sunni | beleive caliph should be most qualified person in community |
| Sura | one of the chapters in the Quaran |
| Twelver | A Shi'a Muslim who believes that the 12 decendent of Muhammad is hiding and will come back at the end of time |
| Umayyad | 1st dynasty of caliphs |
| Umma | muslim community |
| Zakat | giving to the poor |
| Omar Kayyum | wrote arabian nights |
| Muezzin | Person who calles the prayer |
| Life of Muhammad | 570-632 |
| flight to Medina | 622 |
| Conquest to Mecca | 630 |
| Ali as caliph | 656 |
| Umayyad Dynasty | 661-750 |
| Abbasid Dynasty | 750-1258 |
| first crusade | 1096 |
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