Persian and Arabic Vocabulary Flashcards
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Islam
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a religion; from term meaning submission
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Koran
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book of Muslim sacred scripture
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Mecca
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Arabian town, birthplace of Mohammed
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Allah
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(“the God”) in Arabic
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Sufism
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Islamic sect based on withdrawal from society / solitary lives of worship
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The Thousand and One Nights
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deemed by some to be the most famous of Arabian literature
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Mohammed
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founder of Islam
