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nomadic Arab people who lived in bands in the
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| Muhammad's journney from Mecca to Medina |
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| religion founded by Muhammad, means "to surrender" |
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| followers of the Islam faith |
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| sacred text of Islam, considered Allah's direct revelation |
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obligations of all Muslims,
1. Possession of faith
2. pray 5 times a day, every day
3. give charity to the poor
4. food and drink are prohibited from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan
5. completion of a haji, of journey to Mecca to pray |
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| name for the building where muslims worship |
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word that can be translated to mean struggle for faith or holy war and can also be translated to mean the struggle to defend the muslim community or convert people to
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| famous persian medical scholar who made other accomplishments, aka Avicenna, in logic, music and phycology |
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| Beautifully styled writing |
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| muslim who wrote a history of the world |
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| number system that went from India to Europe |
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| tall towers from which the faithful are called to prayer |
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| An instrument for determining the position of stars and planets |
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| wrote commentaries on Aristotle and explored the relationship between reason and faith |
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| arrangement of floral images in an intricate interwoven geometric design |
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| most significant written work in Islam |
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| The first few years following Muhammad's death, the Muslim community was ruled by ________ |
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| Only 10 years after Muhammad's death, his successors had _____________ |
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| Under Muslim rule, Christians and Jews were allowed to |
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| Practice their own religion, but had to pay higher taxes |
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| The abbasid dynasty moved the capitol o the caliphate to |
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| The Umayyads did two major things |
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| made Arabic official language of Islam, and spread the caliphates borders |
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| Islam attracted people of many cultures |
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| The spread of Islam to West Africa and Southwest Asia was due to |
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| Muslim mystics who seek a mystical and personal connection to Allah are known as |
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| Muslim poet, And sufi mystic, Founded a Sufi order whose members used dancing and music in their rituals |
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| wrote 4 line poems in a collection called the Rubiyat |
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| Muhammad moved here due to persecution he received in Mecca |
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| Women and Men in the Qur'an |
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| first caliph chosen after Muhammad's death, |
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| Muslim forces defeated the persian empire |
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| powerful clan in mecca that supported Uthman |
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| muslim followers of the Umayyad dynasty |
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| Ali's followers, Believed since they were descendants of Muhammad they were closer to Allah |
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| seek a mystical personal connection with God. |
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| testimony of faith, say "there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of god |
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| Pray 5 times a day, dawn, noon, mid afternoon, sunset, and night |
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| almsgiving, the more fortunate give to the less fortunate |
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| fasting, During Ramadan, 9th month of Islam calendar, cannot eat after sunrise and before sundown |
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| pilgrimage, during Dhu al-Hijjah, a 10 km walk to Mecca |
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| star discovered in astronomy |
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| most prominent caliph in Abbasid Dynasty |
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