Islam
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Agallimore on September 4, 2012
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Islam vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bedouins | Arab nomads |
| Muhammad | The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) |
| Hegira (Hijrah) | Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina. |
| Islam | monothesic religion started by Muhammad |
| Muslims | Followers of Islam |
| Qur'an | The holy book of Islam |
| Five pillars of Islam | True Muslims were expected to follow (5 pillers of Islam): belief in Allah, pray 5 times a day, giving of alms, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime.They are the building blocks of Islamic beliefs; without fulfilling them, one isn't a Muslim. |
| Mosque | A Muslim place of worship. |
| Jihad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal |
| Caliph/ caliphate | The title of the successor to Muhammad. |
| Sunni | a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad |
| Shia | The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Sufis | A mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life. |
| Calligraphy | The art of fine handwriting |
| Minarets | Tower attached to a Muslim mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a crier calls Muslims to prayer. |
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