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astrolabe

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when the moors ruled in Europe

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Mecca

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a city in Saudi Arabia that Muslims consider to be a holy city in Islam, or any place that is the center of an activity and attracts many visitors with a similar interest.

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medina

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the old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town.

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The five pillars

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The Five Pillars of Islam are the framework of the Muslim life.

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5
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kadijah

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the first wife of Muhammad

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hadith

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a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.

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Ulama

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a body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.

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Caliphate

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an Islamic state. It’s led by a caliph, who is a political and religious leader who is a successor (caliph) to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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ummayad

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a member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Islamic world from AD 660 (or 661) to 750 and Moorish Spain from 756 to 1031.

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abbasid

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a member of the Abbasid dynasty.

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baghdad

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Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River.

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dowry

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property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.

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harem

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the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants.

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translation movement

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was a movement started in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad which translated many Greek classics into Arabic.

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