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Social Studies 2015

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Muhammad   he was an Arab prophet and was founder of Islam.  
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Islam   the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad.  
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Prophet   a person who speaks to a god or deity.  
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Muslims   of or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.  
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Qur' an   the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad.  
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Makkah   a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia, which is the birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.  
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Ka' ba   a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca.  
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Trade routes   any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc.  
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Khadijah   the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, called the first convert to Islam.  
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Monotheism   the belief in one God  
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Polytheism   the belief in more than one God. also, Arabs practiced this.  
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Night Journey   the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.  
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People of the Book   The People of the Book are usually entitled to the status of dhimmis in Muslim lands  
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Five Pillars of Faith   is praying, faith, charity, fasting, and making pilgrimage.  
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Pilgrimage   is a long journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.  
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Sunnah   the traditional portion in Muslim law.  
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Mosques   a Muslim temple or place of public worship.  
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Jihad   a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.  
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Shari'ah   law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.  
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Ramadan   it is the ninth mouth of the year on the Islamic calendar.  
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Caliph   a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.  
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Hadith   a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.  
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Imam   the person who leads praying in a mosque.  
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Shahadah   the Islamic profession of faith;" the first pillar of Islam."  
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Salah   is the act of praying five times a day.  
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Zakat   is the act of alms and charity.  
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Hajj   going to the pilgrimage in Mecca.  
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Fasting   fasting in the month of the Ramadan.  
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