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Chapter 9 terms nb

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bedouins small groups of nomadic people in Arabia
Muhammad
hegira Mohammad's journey from Mecca to Medina
Islam A monotheistic religion whose prophet is Muhammad and whose holy book is the Qur'an
Muslims followers of Islam
Qur'an the sacred text of Islam
Five Pillars of Islam behaviors and obligations that are common to all Muslims, which include the profession of faith
Mosque A building for Muslim prayer
jihad " struggle for the faith " can be thought if as an individual or communal struggle
Abu Bakr
Caliph " successor to the Prophet " title give to the political and religious leader of Muslims
caliphate area ruled by a caliph
Umayyad first ruling dynasty over the Muslim caliphate
Sunnis people who follow the Sunna; the largest branch of Islam
Shia a branch of Islam whose adherent believe that the caliphate must go to a descendent of Muhammad
Sufis a branch of Islam emphasizing a personal mystical connection with God
Abbasid dynasty that overthrew the Umayyad dynasty to rule the Muslim Caliphate
Harun al-Rashid
astrolabe an instrument for determining the positions and movements of heavenly bodies
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Sina
Ibn Khaldun
caligraphy the art of fine handwriting
minarets towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from where a crier calls Muslims to worship
Rumi
Omar Khayyam
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