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APWH ch. 6&7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |