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Giattino - U2-4
Unit II Section 4 Test - World of Islam
Question | Answer |
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Arabs | They were a nomadic, Semitic-speaking people who lived in the arid climate of the Arabian Peninsula. Polytheistic, many recognized a chief, or supreme god who they called Allah |
Muhammad | Muslims believe that while he was meditating in the hills he received revelations from God through the Angel Gabriel. This final revelation became the religion of Islam. Which means submission to the will of God |
Quran (Koran) | guidelines and laws by which Muslims (followers of Islam) should live their lives. |
Hijrah | beginning of the Muslim calendar |