Islam 1 Key Terms
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| Muhammad | Founderer of Islam. He is prophet of Islam who Muslims believe was the last to receive the word of God.
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| mosque | Islamic house of worship.
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| Hajj | Pilgrimag to Islam's holy city of Mecca made by all Muslims.
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| Five Pillars | The basic practices of Islam that are important to all Muslims.
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| caliph | Successor after Muhammad's death.
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| Allah | Arabic word for God.
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| Hijra | Migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina.
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| Ramadan | Month-long celebration that marks the last month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast from sun up to sun down during Ramadan.
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| Fasting | Not eating or drinking anything for an extended period of time.
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| Imam | Leader of services in a mosque.
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| Arabian Peninsula | Location where the 3 Semitic religions began.
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| nomad | People who move from place to place with no permanent home.
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| oasis | A place in the desert that has water and some vegetatioin.
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| Bedouin | Arab nomatic people.
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| Mecca | The Islamic holy city.
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| Ka'aba | Shrine located in the holy city of Mecca.
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| Muslims | Followers of Islam.
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| Sunnis | A branch of Islam that follows the sunnahs. 90% of Muslims are Sunni.
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| Shi'as | A branch of Islam that follows Ali. 10% of Muslims are Shi'as and most live in Iran.
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| Sharia | Islamic law.
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| Jihad | Jihad means "struggle for the faith."
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| Koran | The holy book of Islam.
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