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chapter 3 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| oasis | desert area that contains water |
| clan | families of people related by blood or marriage |
| Allah | Arabic word for "God" |
| monotheism | a belief in one god |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place or shrine |
| Islam | a religion based upon the teaching of the prophet Muhammed |
| Muslim | a believer in Islam |
| Qur'an | the Muslim holy book |
| sunnah | teachings and practices of Muhammed used as a guide to living a proper life |
| 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 the Umayyads |
| Sunni | branch of Islam that did not resist |
| Hijrah | the migration to yahrib (200 miles) in 622 by Muhammed and his followers |
| ka'aba | a Muslim shrine in Mecca toward which the faithful turn to pray |