chapter 14 Flashcards
(14.1) ka’ba
cubed shaped shrine that is the holiest of Muslim places
(14.1) hajj
the holy pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims
(14.1) jihad
Translated as “struggle” it has come to mean “holy war” obligating many Muslims to take up the sword against unbelievers who would threaten Islam
(14.1) Muhammad
founder and “true prophet” of Islam
(14.1) hijra
Muhammad’s flight to Yatrib and the starting point for the official Islamic calendar
(14.1) Muslim
Follower of Islam as “one who has submitted” to the will of Allah
(14.1) 5 pillars of Islam
The obligations of devout Muslims as the foundation of Islam
(14.1) bedouin
Nomadic people of Arabia who become Islam’s first converts
(14.1) medina
Once called Yatrib, it became known as the “city of prophet” after Muhammad took refuge there
(14.1) Quran
Holy book of Islam that contains Muhammad’s revelations
(14.1) Islam
World-wide religion requiring “submission” to Allah
(14.1) Umma
The cohesive “community of the faithful” into which Muhammad organized his followers
(14.1) hadith
Traditions of Islam including the sating and deeds of Muhammad
(14.1) dar-al-Islam
Arabic term for “the house of Allah” or all lands under Islamic rule
(14.1) Mecca
The holiest city of Islam and the center of its religion and home to its greatest shrine
(14.1) Allah
The one and only true God that rules the universe
(14.2) Sufi
effective Islamic missionaries and mystics who worked to deepen spiritual awareness through their piety and devotion
(14.2) Qadis
judges who set moral standards and resolved disputes in local communities
(14.2) Umayyad dynasty
A group of prominent Meccan merchant clans who seized power after the assassination of Ali whose rule favored Arab-Muslims
(14.2) Abu Bakr
one of Muhammad’s closest friends, he was chosen to serve as Islam’s head of state, judge, and military after the death of the prophet
(14.2) Ibn Rushd
A Muslim philosopher who tried to adapt the teachings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle to Islamic thought
(14.2) Sakk
letters of credit established during the Abbasid dynasty that helped to stimulate trade for the Islamic economy
(14.2) Abbasid dynasty
an Islamic group founded by Abu al-abbas that rejected favor to Arab-Muslims by annihilating clans of the previous rulers and welcoming non-Arab Muslims to positions of wealth and power
(14.2) Caliph
essentially lieutenants or substitutes who led the umma in the years of the death of Muhammad (deputy)
(14.2) Rubaiyat
one of Islam’s great literary works of poetic verse produced by Omar Khayyam
(14.2) Harun-al-Rashid
Caliph during the highest point of the Abbasid dynasty
(14.2) Jizya
special “head tax” levied on primarily monotheistic Christians and Jews who refused to convert to Islam
(14.2) Shia
the minority sect within Islam that believed leadership should pass to a line descended from Muhammad and Ali and divinely appointed to rule Islam
(14.2) Sharia
Islamic holy law offering detailed guidance on proper behavior in almost every aspect of life
(14.2) Madrasas
formal institutes of higher learning and educations that began to be established in the 10th century to promote Islamic values
(14.2) Sunni
traditionally, the majority sect within Islam that believed that any Muslim who followed Muhammad’s example may lead