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MrB Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Islam

TermDefinition
Islam > followers are called Muslims > Emerged in the Arabian Peninsula > monotheistic
Quran text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God
Muhammad religious political and military leader from Mecca who unified Arabia into a single religious polity
Allah one true Muslim God
Kaaba temple that Muhammad believed Abraham had built to worship the one true God
Mosque a house of worship
Hijra Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 where he destroyed the idols in the Kaaba
Ramadan holy month where Muhammad received his first revelation from Allah
Polity a form of civil government or constitution
verbatim same words that were used originally
monotheistic belief of one God
Five Pillars of Islam >five basic duties -declaration -prayer -charity -fasting -pilgrimage
jihad holy war to defend Islam and the Muslim community
Osama Binladen called a jihad on September 11, 2001 in result of the Israel defeat of Arab countries in 1967 and their later modernization
Stoning the act of capital punishment by stones that is still legal in several Muslim countries
Sharia Law this law unites Muslims under a common legal framework in all aspects of their life
Sunni and Shiite split the Shiite believed that the true successors of Muhammad are his descendants. However, the Sunni believed that only good Muslims could lead the tribe
Dome of the Rock oldest surviving Islamic building
Caliphs successors to Muhammad
Umayyad Caliphate a dynasty of Sunni caliphs that ruled the Muslim empire
Abbasids dynasty founded by Abu al-Abbas
Sultan a Seljuk ruler
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