Ch. 1 Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
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Sheik
A
Tribe or Family
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Quran
A
central religious text of Islam
3
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Islam
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the religion of the Muslims
4
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Hijab
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a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.
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Haj
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the pilgrimage to Mecca
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Bedouin
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an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa
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Jihad
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a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.
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Mosque
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a Muslim place of worship.
9
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Muhammad
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The Arab founder of Islam
10
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Abu Baker
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companion of 1st Muslim leader after Muhammad
11
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Mu’āwiyah
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is a male Arabic
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Sunni
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one of the two main branches of Islam
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Shiite
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an adherent of the Shia branch of Islam.
14
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Caliph
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a spiritual leader of Islam
15
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The moors
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a member of a northwestern African Muslim
