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Islam Review
Islam Terms
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History
9th Grade
12/07/2010
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Term
Islam
 Definition
submission of the will to Allah
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Muhammad
 Definition
prophet and founder of Islam
Term
Muslims
 Definition
followers of Islam
Term
bedouin
 Definition
nomads
Term
sheikh
 Definition
the chief of the tribe
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Mecca
 Definition
the crossroads of commerce and worship; the spiritual capital of Islam
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Kaaba
 Definition
holy shrine
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Hanifs
 Definition
holy men
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vision
 Definition
another word for a revelation
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Hijrah
 Definition
name for Muhammad's "exodus" from Mecca
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Medina
 Definition
city of the prophet, previously Yathrib, the political capital of Islam
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Quoran
 Definition
the holy book of the muslims
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Five Pillars
 Definition
the essential duties that all Muslims are to fulfill
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caliph
 Definition
means successor
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schism
 Definition
split or separation
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Umayyad
 Definition
the first powerful Arab dynasty
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Abassids
 Definition
the second Arab dynasty
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