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Islam (Cross)

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Mecca   Spiritual center of Islam, Muhammed's hometown, Western Saudi Arabia  
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Kaaba   An ancient Islamic shrine believed to be built by the prophet Abraham  
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Khadija   Muhammed's wife  
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Quran   sacred word of God as revealed by Muhammed, final authority on all matters about God and life  
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Sharia   Islamic system of law, based on Quran.  
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People of the Book   Jews and Christians who believe in the same God  
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Hijra   622 Muhammed leaves Mecca for Medina. Muhammed builds a following and later returns triumphantly to Mecca  
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Caliph   successor to Muhammed  
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Mosque   Islamic houses of worship  
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Hajj   Pilgrimage to Mecca  
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Fatima and Ali   Daughter and Son-in-law of Muhammed. Shiites believe they are the only true descendants of Muhammed.  
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Sufi   Muslim mystics who sought communion with God through fasting, meditation, and other rituals  
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Rabi-ah al-Adawiyya   Sufi, rejected marriage and devoted her life to prayer  
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Umayyads   Ruled Islam 661 -750 AD. Damascus. Islam spread to the Atlantic Ocean  
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Abu al-Abbas   Captured Damascus and Killed just about all Umayyads 750 AD  
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Harun al-Rashid   caliph 786-809 legendary for his wealth and leadership  
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Tamerlane   Mongol leader and muslim. Conquered Persia, India, Russia and Mesopotamia  
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Minaret   tower on mosque where prayers are called out  
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Sultan   Seljuk Turk Authority who controlled all of Islam  
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Dome of the Rock   most revered muslim site in Jerusalem. Site of where Abraham offered his son to God  
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Omar Khayyam   scholar and astronomer. wrote the Rubaiyat (book of poems)  
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The Thousand and One Nights   fictional tales narated by the Princess Schezerade "Aladin" and "Ali Baba"  
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Averroes   Cordoba Spain. Harmonized Greek philosophy with religion  
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Muhammad al-Razi   Head physician at Baghdad hospital. "treat the mind as well as the body" studied measles and smallpox  
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Avicenna   Persian physician Canons of Medicine: huge encyclopedia of Greek and Arab knowledge on medicine.  
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