Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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Kaaba
A
Sacred shrine of Islam located in Makkah
2
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Muhammad
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Last messenger of Allah
3
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Allah
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Arabic word for God
4
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Koran (Quran)
A
The holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
5
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Madinah (Medina)
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City of the prophet
6
Q
Hajj
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Pilgrimage to Makkah
7
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Bedouins
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Group of desert nomads
8
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Shari’ah
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A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s death
9
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Abu Bakr
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Muhammad’s successor/follower of him
10
Q
Caliph
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Successor
11
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Jihad
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“Struggle in the way of God”
12
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Umayyad Dynasty
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Mu’awiyah ruled
13
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Battle of Tours
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Arabs defeated in 732 by the Christians
14
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Shiite and Sunni
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Two different groups of Muslims who don’t like each other
15
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Abbasis Dynasty
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Founded by Abu al-abbas
