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The Prophet Muhammad
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Muhammad | a man born in about 570 C.E. who taught the faith of Islam |
| Islam | the religious faith of Muslims; also the civilization based on the Islamic religion and the group of modern countries where Islam is the main religion |
| prophet | a person who speaks or interprets the word of God |
| Muslim | a follower of the Islamic faith |
| Mecca | the Holy Site for the Islamic religion |
| clan | a group of related families |
| tribe | a social group that shares a common ancestry, leadership, and traditions |
| convert | a person who adopts new beliefs, especially those of a religious faith |
| monotheism | belief in a single god |
| boycott | a refusal to do business with an organization or group |
| siege | an attempt to surround a place and cut off all access to it in order to force a surrender |
| caliph | a title taken by Muslim rulers who claimed religious authority to rule |
| province | a division of a country or an empire |
| dynasty | a line of rulers descended from the same family |
| garrison | a place where a group of soldiers stationed for defensive purposes |