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| world religion founded in the 7th century A.D. by Muhammad |
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| a well-watered place in the desert |
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| a leader of a nomadic group or town in the Middle Eas |
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| a religious building in Mecca, now sacred to Muslims, where Arabs worshipped many different gods and goddesses in the days before Muhammad" |
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| the book that Muslims believe contain the word of God as revealed to muhammad |
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| a prophet who believed there was only one God and taught the people of Mecca about this idea of one God, |
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| an oasis that grew into a town; located south of Jerusalem and east of the Red Sea |
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| a town that Muhammad and his followers fled to after suffering harsh punishments in Mecca for his beliefs; located north of Mecca and east of the Red Sea, |
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| 'successors to the prophet'. This person followed in Muhammad's footsteps |
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| an instrument used to figure out the position of the star |
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| the people who believe in Islam |
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