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Alex Talerico
Chapter 10
Term | Definition |
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Three holiest cities in Islam are _______, _________and_______ | Mecca, medina, Jerusalem. |
How does the husband divorce his wife? | He says "I dismiss thee". |
Why did Muhammad's teachings anger some people in Mecca? | They feared people would abandon traditional gods. |
Why was Hijra important? | Muhammad was accepted as a political leader in Mecca |
All Muslims must | Carry out the 5 pillars of Islam |
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad | He was the last and greatest if the prophets |
When did abu bakr? and who took his spot | 634, Umar |
What was true of the "rightly guided" caliphs | They based their leadership on Qur'an and Muhammad's actions |
Bedouin poets reflected on what? | The spirit of desert life, composed eelbrating ideals as bravery, love generosity, and hospitality. |
What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the house of wisdom? | Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship |
How did al-khwarizimi contribute to math and science? | He developed the study of algerbra |
What is Sunna? | An Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad |
What is Allah? | God (an Arabic word, used mainly Islam) |
What is mosque? | An Islamic place of worship |
Cairo is what kind of capital? | Fatmid |
What is Fatimid? | A member of a Muslim dynasty thAt traced its ancestry to Muhammad's daughter Fatima and that built an empire in North Africa, Arabia, and Syria in the 10th and 12th centuries. |
What is a Sunni? | The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad. |
What is a Sufi | A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with god through mystical means |