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APWH ch. 6&7
Term | Definition |
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Hadith | collections of sayings about Muhammad |
Bedouin | nomadic cultures that grouped together in clans |
Umma | community of faithful within Islam |
Caliph | successor of Muhammad |
Sunni | people who backed up Umayyads |
Shiite | people who backed up Ali |
Mawali | muslim converts that still had to pay taxes and received no booty |
Dhimmi | everyone else in the empire who believed in another religion other than Islam; people of the book |
Harem | isolated quarters for wives, children, and occassionally people involved in government |
Jihad | "Holy war" against pagans and other non-believers (infidels) |
Wazir | chief administrator to caliph |
ghazi | warrior for Islam |
dhow | triangular sails on Islamic ships |
proselytizing | inducing someone to convert |