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islam
it about islam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomad | A person who moves from place to place |
| oasis | Desert area that contains water |
| clan | family's of people related by blood or marrage |
| 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 teachings of the prophet muhammad |
| Muslim | a belief of islam |
| qur'an | the Muslim holy book |
| sunnah | teachings and practiced of Muhammad, used as a guide to living a proper life |
| mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| caliph | cultural and religious head of Muslim community |
| shi'a | a branch of Islam that resisted the rule of the umayyads |
| Sunni | a branch of Islam that did not resist the umayyads |
| hijah | the migration to yanrib in 622 |