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Ch 10 Islam (HMS)
Ch. 10 Islam (HMS)
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History
8th Grade
10/04/2009

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Muhammad
Definition
prophet and founder of Islam
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nomads
Definition
people with no permanent home; move in search of food
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caravan
Definition
group of traders traveling together for safety
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Mecca
Definition
Arabian trading center and Muhammad's birthplace
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Muslim
Definition
follower of Islam
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mosque
Definition
Muslim house of worship
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Quran
Definition
holy book of Islam
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Bedouins
Definition
nomads who traveled the Arabian peninsula
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Kaaba
Definition
holy shrine in Mecca
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Yathrib
Definition
city that invites Muhammad in 622 CE
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hijra
Definition
Muhammad's journey to Yathrib in 622 CE
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Medina
Definition
"city of the prophet" ; new name for Yathrib
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muezzin
Definition
man who calls Muslims to worship
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Islam
Definition
submission to God
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Allah
Definition
Arabic word for God
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Shahada
Definition
1st pillar of Islam - the Declaration of Faith
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Salat
Definition
2nd. pillar - pray 5x a day
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zakat
Definition
3rd pillar - almsgiving
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sawm
Definition
4th pillar - fasting during Ramadan
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hajj
Definition
5th pillar - pilgrimage to Mecca
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"people of the Book"
Definition
phrase Muhammad used to describe Jews and Christians
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Shiites
Definition
caliph should be related to Muhammad
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Sunnis
Definition
caliph could be any religious man
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Omar Khayaam
Definition
Muslim astrnomer,mathematician, and poet
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al Khwarizmi
Definition
helped invent algebra
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Ibn Sina
Definition
organized Greek and Arab medical knowledge
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caliph
Definition
Muslim ruler
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Baghdad
Definition
capital of Muslim empire during the GoldenAge
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Khadija
Definition
Muhammad's wife; enocuraged him to spread his message
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Abraham and Ishmael
Definition
builders of the Kaaba in Mecca
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semitic

 

Definition

Islam is a monotheistic and _______________

religion

Term
hajj
Definition
pillar that involves walking around the Kabaa
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salat
Definition
pillar that involves prayer 5x a day
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Mecca
Definition
city a Muslim prays toward
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Ramadan
Definition
month of fasting during the pillar of sawm
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Zamzam

 

Definition
well where the city of Mecca begins
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