Legit Islam Flashcards
Umma
Muslim community
Ulama
Panel of Muslim scholars who drew up Shari’a
Shari’a
Muslim code of lawsMade by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s deathGuide for Muslim daily life
Imam
Religious leader
Abu Bakr
1st caliph/successor (leader type guy) of the Islamic community after Muhammad’s death
Jihad
Holy war
Umayyads
•Ruled a “newly created” Muslim empire (661-750CE)•Develops towards an empire/ culture uniquely Islamic•Islamic gov., architecture, and Qur’an = distinct forms that aided in cultural and religious identity
Mu’awiya
•5th caliphate, Umayyad dynasty•Governed Syria, took control after Ali’s death•Damascus =capital
Andalusia
Name of the Muslim dominated region in southern Spain 8th-15th centuries
Granada
Important capital city of the taifa kingdoms in Spain, only surviving Muslim kingdom in Iberian Peninsula until 1492
Sunni
Majority (“orthodox”) form of Islam*followers of the DIRECT TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD (Sunna)
Shi’ite
Followers of Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali ibn Abi TalibChoose to follow THE FAMILY’S DESCENDANTS*Rose up against Umayyad rule
Abbasids
•2nd caliphal Islamic dynasty•Claimed descendants of Muhammad’s uncle : Abu al-Abbas*Brought political, economical & cultural changes to Islamic world
Damascus
Busy city in Syria•Imperial capital of Umayyad empire: cultural, economic & political center
Baghdad
Capital of Abbasids dynasty; Tigris River