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Saints and Martyrs
ch 7-12
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Bible Studies
12th Grade
01/24/2011

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Mecca
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-city where Muslims trek every year for a pilgrimage
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hajj
Definition
-pilgrimage that was one of the pillars of faith
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black
Definition
-color of the Kaaba stone
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Salat
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-name of the prayers which Muslims were expected to do five times a day
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Ramadan
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-holy month of fasting for the Muslims
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Qur'an
Definition
-holy book of Islam
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suras
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-name given to chapters of the Qur'an
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Muhammad
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-the prophet of Islam who started the religion
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Gabriel
Definition
-the angel who Muslims believe revealed the Qur'an to Mohammad
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Shahadah
Definition
-confession of faith for Muslims
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Allah messenger
Definition
-"There is no good but _____________ and Muhammad is his __________________."
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Zakat
Definition
-word for tithing in Islam
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2.5%
Definition
-amount (%) Muslims are expected to tithe
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4
Definition
-number of wives Muslim men may have
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12
Definition
-number of wives the prophet had
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Sunni
Definition
-branch of Islam that contains most of the Muslims today
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crescent
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-the emblem of Islam
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Hegira
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-name of the flight that Muhammad and his followers made from Mecca to Medina
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Pillars
Definition
-what good Muslims are expected to follow (Five _________________)
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invading tribes
Definition
-the group that disrespected the popes during the Middle Ages
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monks
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-the people who kept education alive by copying over books of the Bible
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abbot
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-the name given to the head of a monastery
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St.Patrick
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-the man who brought the gospel to Ireland
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5th
Definition
-the century when Saint Patrick worked in Ireland
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shamrock
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-legend says Saint Patrick used this to explain the doctrine of the Trinity
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Angles and Saxons
Definition
-the two Germanic tribes that invaded and would rule England during the Middle Ages
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Pope Gregory I
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-the pope who brought many monks to England and converted them to Christianity
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Augustine
Definition
-the monk brought to England by the pope who later became a great writer and thinker
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