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Chapter 7 Islam
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bedouins | nomadic Arab people, moved their herds between scattered oases |
| Muhammad | prophet of Islam whom muslims recognize as Allah's messenger to all humankind. His teachings form the basis of Islam |
| Hegira | Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina |
| Islam | faith of fellow believers, means achieving peace through submission to God |
| Muslims | the followers of Muhammad |
| Qur'an | the sacred text of Islam |
| Five Pillars of Islam | five basic acts of worship that are central to Islam and that Muhammad fulfilled |
| Mosque | the building where Muslims worship |
| Jihad | requirement for the devout Muslim, translated to "struggle for the faith" |
| Abu Bakr | first muslim caliph, as a close companion and successor to Muhammad, he unified the restive Bedouin tribes of central Arabia into a strong fighting force that he led into Iraq and Syria |
| Caliph | means successor |
| Caliphate | area ruled by a caliph |
| Umayyad | clan of Mecca, Uthman supported this |
| Sunnis | followers of the Sunna or the way of the Prophet |
| Shia | party of Ali |
| Sufis | third group of Islam, they seek a mystical, personal connection with God |
| Abbasid | a family that seized the opportunity of the weakened Umayyad disconnection |
| Harun al-Rashid | fifth Abbasid caliph, under his rule, the Abbasid dynasty reached its height and Islamic culture experienced a flowering |