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small group of nomadic people in Arabia. Bedouins
into this setting was born in about 570 Muhammad ibn Abd Allah-known Muhammad
Mohammad's journey from Mecca to Medina. hegira
a monotheistic religion whose whose prophet is Muhammad and whose holy book is the Qur'an Islam
follower of Islam Muslims
the sacred text of Islam Qur'an
behaviors and obligation that are common to all Muslims, which includes the profession of faith. Five Pillars of Islam
a building for Muslim prayer. mosque
can be thought of as an individual or communal struggle. jihad
one of Muhammad's closest companions and one of the earliest converts to Islam, was chisen. Abu Bakr
title given to the political and religious leader of Muslims. caliph
area ruled by a caliph. caliphate
the winner was Uthman, supported by the powerful. Umayyad
the largest branch of Islam Sunnis
a branch of Islam whose adherent believes that the caliphate must go to a descendent of Muhammad-particularly a member of the family. Shia
a branch of Islam emphasizing a personal, mystical connection with god. Sufis
dynasty that overview the Umayyad dynasty to rule the Muslim caliphates from 750 to 1258; for 150 years. Abbasid
the most prominent Abbasid caliph, helped bring Muslim culture to great heights during his reign from 786 to 809. Harun AL-Rashid
an instrument for determining the positions and movements of of heavenly bodies. astrolabe
wrote commentaries on Aristotle. Ibn Rushd
wrote a history of the world Ibn Khaldun
the art of fine handwriting calligraphy
towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from were a crier calls Muslims to worship. minarets
one of them was Jalal ad-din. Rumi
also writing in Persian was. Omar Khayyam
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