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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nomadic people that organized themselves into clans and tribes | bedouins |
| struggle ot defend the fath | jihad |
| holy place of worship for muslims | Mosque |
| Islamic prophet who was told by an angles that there is only one god | Muhammad- |
| a monothesitic religion that believes Allah is god and Muhammad is his prophet | Islam |
| follower of the Islamic religion | Muslim |
| holy book of Islam | Qua'ran |
| succesor of Muhammad | Caliph |
| leader of a mosque, descendant of Ali | Imam |
| a person who ruled the turks | Sultan |
| succesor of Muhammad, threatens people to pay Islam tax through military | Abu Bakr |
| after Abu Bakr, says that if you become a Muslim and conquer others, you'll become rich | 'Umar |
| people who believe the new leader should have been elected by those capable of the job; beleive agreement among Muslims should settle religious matters | Sunni |
| people who beleive Muslim leadership should have passed through Ali | Shi'ah |
| muslim mystic who tries to live a simple life centered on god | Sufi |
| the beliefs that mystics are possible | Mysticism |
| a person who attains (accomplishes) spiritual union with god by means of fasting and prayer. This union surpasses all human comprehension | mystic |
| Berber general who led a Muslim army to Spain | Tariq |
| a Spanish Muslim | moor |
| submission to the will of god, belief that Muhammad is God's prophet | What make a Muslim? |
| messengers, prophets, and holy books | What are the three ways we know God's existence and law? |
| heaven- where the righteous enjoy paradise hell- where the wicked suffer torments | What are the two possibilities on Judgement Day? |
| Witness (Shahadah), Worship (Salat), Fasting during Ramadan (sawn), Tithe (Zakat), Pilgrimage (Hajj) | What are the five pillars? |
| the Angel Gabriel | Who was the messenger in Muslim beliefs? |
| Muhammad | Who was the Prophet in Muslim beliefs? |
| Qua'ran (many different spellings) | what is the name of the Muslim holy book? |
| the belief that there is only one god, Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet | what is the Witness (Shahadah)? |
| ritual prayer performed five times a day FACING THE KAABA at MECCA | What is the worship (Salat)? |
| for one month Muslims fast from food during daylight hours (dawn to sunset). During the night, they eat drink and hold parties | What is fasting during the holy month of Ramadan (sawn)? |
| the duty to pay a certain amount of income to help the poor | What is the Tithe (Zakat)? |
| Muslims have to worship at the Kaaba at least once in their lifetime. | What is the pilgrimage (hajj)? |
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