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2)Pre-Islamic Arabia
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04/26/2009

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Byzantine-Sasanid Conflict
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These two waring nations had weakened themselves and alienated their people. Making it easy for the Islam to take over
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Emperor Heraclius
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Hijaz Corridor
Definition
Arabian overland rout, Mecca key stop on rout
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Saba kingdom
Definition
1400 Years of Monarchy in Yemen
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Meccan oligarchy
Definition
"Merchant Republic" - Tribal Chieftains ruled Mecca as oligarchy
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Bedouin tribalism
Definition
Bedouin is the term for nomadic pastoralists; sheep, goats, camels
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Significance of raiding
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Life is short and tough, what is yours today is not yours tomorrow. We do what we must to survive.
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Majlis
Definition
Council of elders
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Sheikh
Definition
Elected cheif at the head of the counsel “the first among equals” chosen for being generous
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Quality of hilm
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a keen sense of tribal politics and justice, worldly savvy-ness,
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Jinns
Definition
nature spirits; sky, wind, certain sites (can be good or evil)
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Qu’ran
Definition
114 suras first compiled in mid-7th century
• important source of info about prophet
• has 114 so called revelations
• represent all the actual words that the Angel Gabriel had Muhammad recite
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Suras or “Revelations”
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Gabriel's words to Muhammad
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Hadiths or “Traditions”
Definition
Traditions or sayings attributed to Muhammad
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Quraysh clan
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Muhammad orphaned as a child, was part of this clan
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Khadija
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Muhammad's badass older wife
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Retreat on Mount Hira
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where Muhammad first saw Gabriel
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Angel Gabriel
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messenger of Alla to Muhummmad
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