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Textile Exam 1
Term | Definition |
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Tifinagh script | Was a spoken language and was made into a written language as well for the Berber |
Astta | Weaving, soul of loom, loom itself, etc. |
Jinn | Essence of fire, free will, supernatural powers |
Angels | Essence of light, always on good path, no free will |
Muslim | Anything because God created everything |
Humans | Essence of earth, born with angel and jinn |
Alim, Ulama | Religious scholar, plural |
Shaytan | Islamic devils |
Iblis | Head of shaytan |
Hajj | Required pilgrimage to Mecca |
Rebeh | Interest on money |
Kaba | Building in the center of Mecca |
Mahmal | Structure that was carried from Cairo to Mecca that held the Kiswa and Quran |
Kiswa | Cloth that covers the Kaba |
Mudejar | Name given to individual Muslims who remained in Iberia after Reconquista but did not convert to Christianity |
Treaty of Granada | Protected religious and cultural freedoms for Muslims and Jews |
Andalusia | Spanish autonomous community, most populous and second largest community |
Moros y Cristianos | Spanish festival where the prophet of âLa Mahomaâ is burnt every year |
Haram | Forbidden |
Halal | Okay religious |
Khatan | To cut |
Ummra | Trip to Mecca not during Hajj |
Hizam, Hizama | Belt (masc.), belt (fem.) around Kiswa holding it up |
Burqa/burgha/burka | Hijab: veil |
Ihram | Reference to Hajj clothing and state of pilgrim during Hajj |
Arafat | Walk from mountain to mountain |
Sofreh | Spread of bounty/food, cloth which food is served, Iranic meaning: set the table |
Baraka | Blessing from God (bread, grain, salt |
Namakdan | Salt bag/salt shaker |
Tacheh | Flat piece of woven material to cover dough or carry flour |
Khadi | Hand spun and hand woven |
Swaraj | Self rule (independence) |
Dhoti | Loin cloth |