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Islam Ch 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ISLAM | RELIGION FOUNDED ON ARABIAN PENINSULA IN 600’S AD BY MUHAMMAD |
| MUHAMMAD | MERCHANT AND FOUNDER OF ISLAM; PROPHET OF ISLAM |
| MAKKAH (MECCA) | CITY WHERE MUHAMMAD FIRST BEGAN PREACHING ISLAM; HOLIEST CITY TO MUSLIMS |
| MADINAH(MEDINA) | CITY OF YATHRIB RENAMED MEANS “CITY OF THE PROPHET” |
| QURAN | ISLAMIC HOLY TEXT/BOOK |
| FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM | MAJOR ACTS OF WORSHIP ALL MUSLIMS MUST FOLLOW; INCLUDES BELIEF, PRAYER, CHARITY, FASTING AND PILGRIMAGE |
| SHARI’AH | ISLAMIC CODE OF LAW |
| SUFIS | MUSLIM PREACHERS, TRADERS AND MYSTICS (PEOPLE WHO SEEK TRUTH ABOUT GOD THRU MEDITATION) SPREAD ISLAM TO EAST ASIA AND WEST AFRICA |
| SUNNI | GROUP OF MUSLIMS WHO ACCEPTED THE RULE OF UMAYYAD CALIPHS (MAJORITY OF MUSLIMS TODAY) |
| SHIA | GROUP OF MUSLIMS WHO BELIEVE DESCENDANTS OF ALI (MUHAMMAD’S SON-IN-LAW) SHOULD RULE; MINORITY OF MUSLIMS (IRAN & IRAQ) |
| MOSQUE | MUSLIM HOUSE OF WORSHIP |
| ASTROLABE | DEVICE TO HELP SAILORS NAVIGATE USING POSITION OF STARS |
| MINARET | 4 TOWERS OF MOSQUES USED TO CALL MUSLIMS TO PRAYER |
| HAJJ | PILGRIMAGE TO MAKKAH |
| IMAM | LEADER OF PRAYER IN A MOSQUE |