Details Title: 2)Pre-Islamic Arabia Description: as Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 04/26/2009 13:44:41		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Accounting Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Byzantine-Sasanid Conflict Definition These two waring nations had weakened themselves and alienated their people. Making it easy for the Islam to take over Term Emperor Heraclius Definition Term Hijaz Corridor Definition Arabian overland rout, Mecca key stop on rout Term Saba kingdom Definition 1400 Years of Monarchy in Yemen Term Meccan oligarchy Definition "Merchant Republic" - Tribal Chieftains ruled Mecca as oligarchy Term Bedouin tribalism Definition Bedouin is the term for nomadic pastoralists; sheep, goats, camels Term Significance of raiding Definition Life is short and tough, what is yours today is not yours tomorrow. We do what we must to survive. Term Majlis Definition Council of elders Term Sheikh Definition Elected cheif at the head of the counsel “the first among equals” chosen for being generous Term Quality of hilm Definition a keen sense of tribal politics and justice, worldly savvy-ness, Term Jinns Definition nature spirits; sky, wind, certain sites (can be good or evil) Term 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 Term Suras or “Revelations” Definition Gabriel's words to Muhammad Term Hadiths or “Traditions” Definition Traditions or sayings attributed to Muhammad Term Quraysh clan Definition Muhammad orphaned as a child, was part of this clan Term Khadija Definition Muhammad's badass older wife Term Retreat on Mount Hira Definition where Muhammad first saw Gabriel Term Angel Gabriel Definition messenger of Alla to Muhummmad