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World Geography
middle east
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Undergraduate 2
04/05/2011

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Shahadah
Definition
There is no god but the God and Muhammad is his Prophet
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Al'lah
Definition
literally, "The God"
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Hajj
Definition
pilgrimage to mecca
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Heijira
Definition
flight to medina (622)
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Ummah
Definition
the community of believers (fellow Muslims)
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Mulluh
Definition
religious lawyer/theologian
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Imam
Definition
figure; sunni - leader of congregation
shi'a - intermediary
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fatwa
Definition
relgious decree
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Shari'a
Definition
Qur'anic law
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Caliphate
Definition
successors to the prophet (ended 1924)
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sultan
Definition
head of palace guard (largely supplanted Caliph)
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Methodolgy
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largely a tribal-oriented society, so reflect extended family; may reflect literal relationship or one of principle
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Abd/Amat
Definition
servant/slave of
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Al, er
Definition
the definite article
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Bin/Bint
Definition
son/daughter of
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Ibn
Definition
of the lineage of
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Abu
Definition
father of
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Abi
Definition
son of the father of
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Umm
Definition
mother of
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Five Pillars
Definition
1. Shahadah (Profession) 2. Prayer (daily) 3. Month of fasting (Ramadon) 4. Alms 5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
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Ummah
Definition
community of Islam (who accept Shahadah)
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Islam Spiritual Diffusion
Definition
expanded by 3 methods: 1. contagious 2. Hierarchical 3. Relocation
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Succession Issue
Definition
Muhammed dies 632 AD; who is new leader? Rasul Al'lah
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Sunni vs. Shi'a
Definition
Sunni - chosen for principles and process ~85%
Shi'a - connection to Muhammed (bloodline) ~15%
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Islam Antecedents
Definition
Zoroastrianism - didn't sustain
Judaism - didn't expand
Christianity - Moved to Rome and Instanbul
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Doubling Time
Definition
Young societies - 37 years
US - 117 years
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Lockean Group-think
Definition
individual, inalienable rights, not granted by society, ethnicity, or government
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Theologies
Definition
Exclusive, Radical fringe, Esoteric, Gnostic
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Top Oil Reserve Countries
Definition
Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, Libya, Nigeria, US, China, Qatar, Mexico
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