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islam vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| islam | a religion based on the teachings of muhammad |
| muslim | a person who follos the religion of islam |
| the Quran | the holy book of Islam |
| pilgrimage | a journey made for religious reasons |
| Muhammad | the founder of Islam and prophet of god |
| Allah | word for god used by Muslims |
| infant mortality rate | the number of infants out of 1000 per year that die before the age of one |
| life expectancy | the average age that a person in a given area can expect to live |
| developed country | a wealthy country within advanced economy |
| per capita | the average income of a person in a country |
| renewable resource | a source that cant be used up-water |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that takes a long time to form, it cant be replaced-oil |
| polygamy | when a man is married to more than one wife at the same time |
| the sharia | Islamic law and code of behavior |
| fast | to willingly go without food or drink for a period of time |
| alms | money or gifts given to the poor; charity |
| dowry | payment made for a marriage |
| abuyah | a robe like dress that covers most of the female body |
| prophet | one who speaks for god/Allah |
| hajj | a pilgrimage to mecca that occurs each year. all Muslims are required to do this once in their life time |