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The Middle East
middle east and war on iraq
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Political Studies
7th Grade
11/19/2007

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What is the Hajj?
Definition
Pilgrimage to Mecca that all of your sins may be forgotten by walking around the big black box in the middle of Mecca.
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Mecca,______________
Definition
Saudi Arabia
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What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
Definition
Hajj, Shahada, Salat, Zakah, & Sawm
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What does Shahada mean?
Definition
Prossesion of Faith
Term
What is the Shahada?
Definition
Beleivong in monothesiem (one God) which is God (Allah) and Muhammid is the messenger of God. And believing in the Qu'ran.
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What is the Salat?
Definition
Praying 5 times a day. About Daily things & family and going to paradise & also forgiving others.
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What does the Salat mean?
Definition
Ritual prayer
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What is the Zakah?
Definition
Giving to the poor and needy because they know that they should be thankful for what Allah had given the, so they should share/give. Don't be greedy.
Term
What does the Zakah mean?
Definition
almsgiving
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What is Sawm?
Definition
Fasting in the 9 months of Ramadan in Muslim Calender. They eat a little in the morning & throughout the day they dont eat/drink until sundown.
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what does sawm mean?
Definition
fasting
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what does the Hajj mean?
Definition
visit to the Holy Place, Mecca
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where can u find Kurds?
Definition
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Syria
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Who are the kurds?
Definition
The Kurds are an ethnic group who are indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area that includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. However, the Kurds' ethnic origins are uncertain
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