History Flashcards
Sheik-
An Arab leader in particular the cheif or head of Arab tribe,family,or village.
Quran
The Islamic sacred book,believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel.
Islam
The reglion of the Muslims.
Hijab
A head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.
Haj
The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month.
Bedouin
A normadic Arab of the desert.
Jihad
A war or struggle aganist unbelievers.
Mosque
A Muslim place of worship.
Muhammad
The Arab founder of Muslim.
Abu Bakr
Companion of 1st Muslim leader after Muhammad,regarded by Sumisas.
Mu’awiyah
A male Arabic given name of disputed meaning.It was name of the first mayad caliph.
Sunni
One of the two main branches of Islam,commony described as the Orthdox.
Shirte
An adherent of the shia branch of Islam.
Caliph
The cheif Muslim civil and religions rules regarded as the sucessor of Muhammad.
The Moors
A member of a northern african Muslim people of mixed Barber.
