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

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