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| "the most beautiful names"; the 99 names of God in the Qur'an |
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| "sign"; verses of the Qur'an |
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| successor to Muhammed that served as a leader and defender of the Islamic faith. |
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| remembrance of Allah; repetition of the names of God or sections of the Qur'an |
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| "way" or "path"; living according to the laws of the Qur'an |
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| records of what the Prophet said, did, and approved. Used as a basis for the Islamic way of life |
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| 1 of the 5 pillars of Islam. The pilgrimage to Mecca. |
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| the flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina 622 C.E. that marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. |
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| surrender to the divine will |
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| faith; affirmation and confirmation in the heart |
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| virtue; Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection/excellence in worship |
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| lesser: fighting in the cause of God; greater: inner struggle to better oneself |
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| Muslim's consider this cubical building in the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca to be the holiest of places of creation |
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| mosque; the Muslim place of worship |
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| poeples who have received and are in possession of Divine scriptures; Jews and Christians |
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| Holy book of Islam; the word of God |
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| 9th month of the Muslim calendar in which Muslims fast from food, sex, and impure thoughts and actions. Celebrates the revelation of the Qur'an. |
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| the second pillar of Islam, ritual prayer, performed five times daily |
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| fasting; one of the 5 pillars of Islam |
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| "testimony"; 1st pillar of Islam. declaration of faith. "THere is no god but God" and "Mohammed is His messenger" |
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| the "way" or "path" taken by Sufis to purify the heart. the narrow path to God |
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| branch of Islam that recognizes Ali as Mohammed's only true successor. 4th caliph of islam. |
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| the way of life for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad |
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| largest branch of Islam; the majority, who believe in the first 4 caliphs |
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| Oneness of God. The Divine Unity |
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| community, or nation; a special name given to Muslim brotherhood and unity |
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| Obligatory alms giving required of all Muslims that is the third pillar of Islam. |
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