Key terms Flashcards

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Allah

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Arabic word for God

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Bedouin

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A nomadic or wandering tribes-person of the Arabian, Syrian, or North African desert

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Eid al-Fitr

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A celebration that takes place at the end of Ramadan, (a period of fasting)

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Hajj

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Arabic word for Pilgrimage ( Pilgrimage to Mecca should be made at least once in a lifetime)

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Halal

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Permissible (Normaly refers to what foods can be eaten)

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Hijab

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Arabic word for cover ( is also a scarf that covers most or all of a woman’s hair)

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Hijra

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Arabic word for migration

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Imam

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A Muslim leader of prayer and giver of sermons in the mosque

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Khalifa

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Muslim duty of stewardship (mostly refers to environmental duties)

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Masque

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Muslim place of worship

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Muslim

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A believer in the Islam faith

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Nasheeds

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Music that is traditionally sung a cappella, accompanied only by the beat of a large drum

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Patriarchal society

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society where women are defined by their relationship with men.

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Polytheist

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A believer in more than one God

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Sufi

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A Muslim who became a mystic (Has a deeper understanding of Allah)

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Sunni

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Muslims who don’t believes their leader should be a descendant of the original

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Sh’ite

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Muslims who believes their leader should be a descendant of the original

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umma

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The Muslim community

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Zakat

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Obligation to give at least 2.5% of ones earnings to the less fortunate