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chapter 3 vocab
islam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nomad | a person who moves from place to place rather than setting permanently |
| Oasis | desert area that contains water |
| Clan | familes of people related by blood or marraige |
| Allah | Arabic word for "God" |
| Monothesim | a belief in one god |
| Pilgramage | a journey to a sacred place of shrine |
| Islam | a religion based upon the teaching of prophet Muhammed |
| Muslim | a Believer in Islam |
| Qur'an | the Muslim holy book |
| Sunnah | Teachings and practices of muhammad |
| Mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| Caliph | Secular and religious head of a Muslim community |
| Shi'a | a branch of Islam that resisted the rule of umayyads |
| Sunni | a branch of Islam that did not resist the umayyads |
| Hijrah | the migration of yahrib (200 miles) in 622 by Muhammad and his followers |
| Ka'aba | A Muslim shrine in Mecca which the faithful turn to pray |