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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polytheism | believing in more than one god |
| Prophet | proclaimer of the word of god |
| Monotheism | believing in one god |
| Muslim | a person who surrenders to God, a follower of the islamic faith |
| Islam | act of submitting to the will of god |
| Boycott | a refusal to do business with an organization or group |
| Seige | Take over |
| Mecca | holiest city and birthplace of Muhammad |
| Medina | city, Islamic pilgrimage site |
| Muhammed | founder of Muslims |
| Arabian Peninsula | cradle of Islamic culture |
| Ka'bah | Ka'bah, also spelled Kaaba, small shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca |
| Muhammed's early life | Born in 570 at Mecca, became an orphan, lived with his uncle |
| Khadijah | First wife and follower of Muhamad |
| Night Journey | Went on a journey to a cave and met Gabriel |
| Beliefs of Muhammed | Believing that God had chosen him as his messenger, there is no God but Allah, and that life should be lived in complete submission to the will of Allah |
| Muhammad and his conflict with the people of Mecca | He thought rich should share wealth with the poor, they didn't like it |
| Abu Talib | Uncle of Muhammad |
| Quran | a book of religious text of islam |
| Sunnah | verbally transmitted record of the teachings, deeds and sayings |
| Shahadah | Declaration of faith |
| Salat | Daily ritual prayer |
| Zakat | Charity: share your riches |
| Siyam | Fasting to worship god |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Jihad | striving for the path of god |
| Shari’ah law | is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. |
| Caliph | the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. |
| Sunni | Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the exemplary behaviour of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| Shi’ah | one of the two main branches of Islam (the other being the Sunni), making up a tenth or more of the entire Muslim population, |
| Battle of Tours | victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain |