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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abraham | a revered prophet, messenger, and "Friend of God" (Khalil-Allah), acting as a foundational patriarch of monotheism |
| Jerusalem | the holy city were god recidened |
| Monotheism | the absolute, indivisible belief in the oneness of Allah as the sole Creator, Sustainer, and deity worthy of worship |
| Allah | the one and only god of Muslim people |
| Mosque | the primary place of worship for Muslims |
| Baghdad | it became the new centre of the Islamic Empire |
| Medina | t is sacred as the home of Prophet Muhammad after his 622 CE migration (Hijrah) from Mecca, |
| Imam | a Muslim religious leader, teacher, and guide, |
| Shi'a | he second-largest branch of Islam |
| House of wisdom | a renowned 8th-9th century intellectual center, library, and translation institute, where academic advancments happend |
| Islam | a major monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, |
| Shari's | the divine, religious, and ethical guidance in Islam derived from the Quran and Sunnah |
| Polytheims | the belife of many gods |
| Muhammad | the final prophet and messenger of Allah, sent to restore the original monotheistic faith of prophets like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus |
| Mecca | the holiest city in Islam and the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad |
| Arabis | what the Qur'an is written in and what is practiced by Muslims |
| Sunni | the largest branch of the religion, comprising roughly 87–90% of the global Muslim population |
| Ka'aba | the most sacred site in Islam, a cube-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, considered the "House of God" |
| Qur'an | the holy book for Muslim people |
| Muslims | People who pratice Islam |
| Hajj | a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah", in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, alongside Shah |
| Umayyads | the first hereditary Islamic dynasty (661–750 CE) |
| Abbasids | the ruling dynasty of the third Islamic Caliphate (750–1258 CE) |
| Jihad | "striving" or "struggling" |
| 5 Pillars | -Fasting -Alms - faith -prayer- pilgramage |
| Gabriel | the supreme angel of revelation |
| Hijrah | the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later renamed Medina) in 622 CE to escape persecution |
| Sunna | the comprehensive traditions, practices, sayings, actions, and silent approvals of the Prophet Muhammad |
| Caliph | the supreme religious and political leader of the Muslim community (Ummah) |
| Rightly Guided Caliphs | the first four leaders of the Muslim community (632–661 CE)—Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali |
| Arabesque | a fundamental element of Islamic art and architecture, featuring intricate, repeating, and interlaced, geometric, or vegetal patterns, such as stylized leaves, stems, and vines |
| People of the book | people in any other religion like catholism and jewish |
| Sakks | early financial document that worked like a written contract or check. |
| Calligraphy | really pretty handwritting that was put on display |
| Dome of the Rock | Where muhamaded assended into heaven |
| What does Islam mean in english | submission or surrender |