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Cottrell Chapter 10
Chapter 10
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History
9th Grade
03/13/2014

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Allah
Definition

One god of Islam

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Muhammad
Definition

Arab prophet who founded Islam

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Muslim
Definition
follower of the religion Islam
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Hijrah
Definition

Muhammad's move from Mecca to Yathrib (now Medina) in 622

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mosque
Definition

Islamic house of worship

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Qur an

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Koran

Definition

Holy book of Islam

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Sunna
Definition

Islamic model for living based on the life and teachings of Muhammad

 

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shari' a
Definition

body of Islmaic law

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caliph
Definition

highest political and religious leader in a Muslim government

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Umayyads
Definition

Dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire fro A.D. 661 to 750

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Shi' a
Definition

branch of Islam whose members believe the first four caliphs are the right successors of Muhammad

 

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Sunni
Definition
branch of Islam whose members believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful successors of Muhammad
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Sufi
Definition

Muslim who tries to achieve direct contact with God

 

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Abbasids
Definition

dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from A.D 750 to 1258

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al-Andalus
Definition

Muslim-ruled area in what is now Spain

 

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Fatimid
Definition
member of a Muslim dynasty that traced its ancestry to Muhammad's daughter Fatima
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House of Wisdom
Definition
center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s
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calligraphy
Definition

art of beautiful handwriting

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