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Islamic Art
Definition
pop art: calligraphy, geometric design
not portraits 
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Men of Pen
Definition
scholars, scribes, poets
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Men of Court
Definition
sultan, administration
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Men of Sword
Definition
soldiers
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Harem
Definition
private quarters of Sultan
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1001 nights
Definition
protagonist: Shahrezade
Aladdin, Sinbad, Ali Babba & 40 Thieves 
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House of Wisdom
Definition
library/academy @ Baghdad
translations + new knowledge 
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Advances of Math, Astronomy, Medicine
Definition
algebra
astrolabe
hospitals 
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Ibn Battuta
Definition
Rihla: The Journey
Term
Ibn Khaldun
Definition
Father of Sociology
Muqqadima: Introduction
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Ibn Sina
Definition
Al-Qanun: The Canon
Medicines 
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Jesus in Islam
Definition
not divine, not crucified
immaculate conception
return @ end of days 
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1st Crusade
Definition
response to burning of Church (Holy Sepulcher)
start by Pope Urban
killed everyone in Jerusalem
Christian victory 
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Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
Definition
retakes Jerusalem
model of chivalry
start Ayyubid Dynasty 
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Baybars
Definition
composed of Mamluks
end Crusade 
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Mamluks
Definition
slave soldiers, stop the Mongols
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Muslim Christian Relations
Definition
good trade relations
bad neighbors, result of castles (isolationism)
relative tolerance, except Almohads 
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Mongol Invasion
Definition
take over Baghdad
converts to Islam in Muslim lands
patrons of Art (portraits) 
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Genghis Khan
Definition
initiate Mongol invasion
does not invade Baghdad 
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Hulego Khan
Definition
descendent of Genghis Khan
takes Baghdad
ends Abassid rule 
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Battle of 'Ayn Jalut
Definition
Mamluks stop Mongols
Mamluks are slave soldiers 
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Ikhanid Dynasty
Definition
first Mongol Muslim empire
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Timur (Tamerlane)
Definition
start next Mongol empire, Timurid empire
Mongol Muslim
relatively powerful/prominent 
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Ottoman
Definition
center at Turkey
founded by Osman I
power and bureaucracy
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Osman I
Definition
founded Ottoman Empire
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Mehmet II
Definition
conquer Constantinople
Ottoman emperor 
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Suleiman
Definition
lawgiver and conquerer
architectural and administrative achievements 
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Devshirme
Definition
system of taking people as royal slaves
raise to become children
like butlers or indentured servants 
Term
jannisaires
Definition
recruited by Devshirme
elites, soldiers 
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Millet
Definition
give each community relative autonomy
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Attaturk & Young Turks
Definition
end of Caliphate and Ottoman Empire
secularize nation 
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Safavid
Definition
cultural and artistic flowering
12'er Islam
main city is Isfahan 
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Isma'il
Definition
first Safavid shah
claim to represent the hidden imam 
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Qizilbash
Definition
red caps, armies of Safavid
indigeneous 
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Abbas I The Great
Definition
established Isfahan
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Isfahan
Definition
center of cultural and artistic flowering
Term
Moghul Empire
Definition
known for wealth
Muslim Mongols
Inda 
Term
Babur
Definition
found Moghul empire
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Akbar "The Great"
Definition
establish Din-i-Ilahi
promoted syncretism (Religion of God) 
Term
Aurangzeb
Definition
relative intolerance
later decline 
Term
Spread of Islam to the Far East
Definition
Sufism and trade
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Timbuktu
Definition
center of learning and trade
relative peace 
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Mansa Musa
Definition
wealthy ruler from Mali
travelled on Hajj
inflation in Egypt 
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Taqlid
Definition
follow precedence of past in legal system
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Ijtihad
Definition
go back to sources
means struggle 
Term
Taqlid vs. Ijtihad
Definition
modern struggle
Term
European colonialism
Definition
1798 - Bonaparte conquers Egypt
introduce printing press 
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Mujaddid
Definition
reformers, revives or renews faith
Term
Muh Ibn Abd al-Wahhad
Definition
1st wave reformers, most prominent (Saudia)
found Wahhabi's
return to original faith
(opposed Sufism)
 
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Muhammad Ibn Saud
Definition
helped al-Wahhad
establish Saudi family (Saudi Arabia) 
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Usuman Dan Fodio
Definition
Nigeria, 1st wave
against some aspects of Sufism
 
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Grand Sanusi
Definition
establish Sanusiyya brotherhood
African reformer 
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Mahdi of the Sudan
Definition
come back at the end of time
start Mahdiyya 
Term
Ahmad Sirhindi
Definition
from India
rearticulates "oneness of being"
"oneness of consciousness" 
Term
Shah Wali Allah
Definition
father of modern Islamic thought
return to Ijtihad
of Delhi 
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Ahmad Barelewi
Definition
inspired by Wali Allah
militant against Sheiks, then British 
Term
(Modern) Salafiyya
Definition
revamp Muslim society
rennaissance
2nd wave 
Term
al-Afghani
Definition
started 2nd wave
Term
Muhammad 'Abduh
Definition
most prominent of 2nd wave
from Egypt
anti-British 
Term
Muh Rashid Ridha
Definition
turn 2nd wave toward conservative
against British 
Term
Al-Manar
Definition
written by Abduh and Ridha
Term
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Definition
Indian 2nd wave
Good w/ British 
Term
Muhammad Iqbal
Definition
poet philosopher
inspire creation of Pakistan 
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Ulama
Definition
Muslim legal scholars
marginalization of religion
regarded as stupid 
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Neo Revivalist Movements
Definition
3rd wave of reform
activists (same as 2nd wave)
establish schools and newspapers 
Term
Muslim Brotherhood
Definition
most famous Neo-Brotherhood
Term
Hasan al-Banna
Definition
start Muslim Brotherhood
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Sayyid Qutb
Definition
wrote popular tafsir and "Milestone
support Islamist government 
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Islamic Society
Definition
support Pakistan
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Mawlana Abul Ala Mawdudi
Definition
start Islamic Society
leader of Pakistan 
Term
pre-9/11
Definition
Arab-Israel
India-Pakistan
Afghan-Soviet
secularization of Muslim world
debated Islamic law 
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Hizb al-Tahrir
Definition
support Caliphate
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Gender Issues
Definition
separation of patriarchy and misogyny
contextualist and traditionalist
spiritual equality and models 
Term
Clash of Civilizations
Definition
written by Samuel Huntington
Term
Hijab
Definition
scarf that covers hair
Term
African American Slavery
Definition
first major movementof Muslims into America
Term
Alexander Webb
Definition
represent Muslims, first
Term
4 Waves
Definition
1st - Syria
2nd  - Lebanon
3rd - politicians, post WWII
4th - up till 9/11 
Term
US imams
Definition
multitask, community leader
interfaith marriage 
Term
Noble Drew Ali
Definition
found Moorish Science Temple
second Qur'an: circle seven
return to Muslim roots 
Term
Wallace D. Fard
Definition
found Nation of Islam
"white man is the devil"
mysterious disappearance 
Term
Elijah Muhammad
Definition
Farad is God
Elijah is messenger 
Term
Malcolm X
Definition
prominent leader of Nation of Islam
Term
W.D. Muhammad
Definition
largest of Nation of Islam, follow him
convert Nation of Islam to Sunni
descendent from Elijah Muhammad 
Term
Louis Farrakhan
Definition
second largest of Nation of Islam
million man march 
Term
Five Percenters
Definition
led by Charles X
social/religious movement
5% who are elite and helpful 
Term
MSA, ISNA, ICNA
Definition
Muslim organizations
MSA - Muslim Student Association
ISNA - Islam Society of North America
ICNA - Islam Circle of North America 
Term
Immigrant-Indigenous relations
Definition
traditionalist vs. progressive
American Muslim vs. Muslim American
Universalist vs. Contextualist 
Term
Traditionalist
Definition
focus on scripture
look for universal meaning 
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Progressives (US)
Definition
unify Qur'an and societal views
Term
Traditionalists
Definition
emphasize universal values
little modification, but keep text 
Term
Pop Culture
Definition
little separation between Arab and Islam
most are bad guys 
Term
Jack Shaheen's Critique
Definition
Proportionality
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