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Module 2
Resistance & Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mecca | The religious capital of Saudi Arabia and the Muslim world. |
| Ummah | Refers to the whole Muslim world, or the community of believers. |
| Hadith | the collected traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, based on his sayings and actions. |
| Qur'an | The sacred book of Islam that is the basis of Muslim religion. Muslims believe that Allah gave the words of the Qur'an to the prophet Muhammad. The Qur'an is written in Arabic. |
| Constitution of Medina | expanded the definition of the ummah to include non-Muslims (such as Jews and nearby clans). Was created to preserve the early Muslim community, end longstanding tensions and fights warring clans. |
| Islam | a religion founded by Muhammad. Its holy book is called the Qur'an. |
| Prophet | a person who predicts the future. |
| Day of Judgement | when Allah will decide how people will spend their afterlife. |
| Collective Responsibility | to reach social and political agreements to protect the community as a whole (Muslims and non-Muslims) |
| Caliphate | government under Islamic leadership |
| Sunni | believe Abu Bakr was the right leader |
| Shi'a | believe Ali (Muhammad’s cousin) should have been the successor after his death. |
| Rashidun | (632-661 CE) had four caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar ibn Khattab, Uthman Ibn Affan, and Ali as the fourth caliph. The third and fourth caliphs were assassinated by rebels. |
| Umayyad | emerged after the collapse of the Rashidun Caliphate and was characterized by hereditary elections and territorial expansion and became one of the largest unitary states in history and one of the few to ever extend direct rule across three continents. |
| Abbasid | successfully overthrew the Umayyads dynasty in 750 CE and supported non-Arab Muslims, moving the capital to Baghdad, currently the capital of modern-day Iraq. |
| Sharia law | means “the way” or “path to water,” and the term generally means the way Muslims can lead their best life following Allah/God’s guidance. |
| House of Wisdom | gathered scientists and mathematicians to translate earlier works and build upon that foundational knowledge. |
| Islamic Golden Age | was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 14th century. |
| Jizya | is a tax paid by non-Muslims to their Muslim rulers and was expanded by the Umayyad Caliphate. |
| Tariff | a government tax on goods that come into a country; duty. |
| Resistance | the opposing power of one force against another. |
| Massacre | the killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel and violent manner. |
| Domestic | of the country one is in; not imported. |
| Foreign | in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own. |
| Policy | a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| Consolidation | a merger, union, or combination, as of organizations or debt payments. |
| Diffusion | the spreading or wide scattering of something. |
| Architecture | The act or process of designing buildings, or the profession of an architect. |
| Immigration | the act of coming to live permanently in a new country. |
| Sourcing | the start or cause of something. |
| Conquest | something gained by conquering, such as land or riches. |
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