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M&M Islam Vocab

TermDefinition
sheikh the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders
Allah Arabic for God; the supreme god of Islam
Quran the holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
Muslim a person who believes in Islam
Hijrah the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
bedouin a nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian, Syrian, or North African deserts
hajj a pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirements of the Five Pillars of Islam
Five Pillars of Islam acts of worship every Muslim must perform; these include belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
shari’ah a law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s death; it provided believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives
caliph a spiritual leader of an Islam community
jihad “struggle in the way of God”
Shia a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam
Sunni a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
vizier a high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries
sultan “holder of power”; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
caliphate the office or dominion of a caliph
bazaar a covered market in Islamic cities
dowry a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by the bride’s parents to her husband or, in Islamic societies, by a husband to his wife
astrolabe an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the positions of stars
arabesques geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration
minaret the tower of a mosque from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day
muezzin the crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of a mosque
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