Ch3.Muslim Religion #2 Flashcards
Astrolabe
An instrument formally used to make astronomical measurements,typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies
Mecca
A city in Saudi Arabia that Muslims consider to be a holy city in Islam
Medina
The old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town
The Five Pillars
The basics precepts of Islam, including belief in Allah and Muhammad
Kadijah
Is a female given name
Hadith
A collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad
Ulama
A body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology
Caliphate
Is an Islamic state
Ummayad
A member of Muslim dynasty
Abbasid
A member of the Abbasid dynasty
Baghad
Capital of Iraq located a central Iraq
Dowry
Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
Harem
The separate of a Muslim household reserved for wives
Translation movement
Motion by which body shifts from one point in space to another