SId The KId Is 12 Years OLD??????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flashcards
oasis
a wet fertile land in the the desert
caravan
a group of traders that travel together
Muhammad
Brought a new religion in Arabia
Islam
The message of Muhammad religion
Muslim
The follower of Islam
Qur’ an
The holy book of Islam
pilgrimage
a journey to a sacred place
mosque
Buildings for a Muslim prayer
jhad
To make an effort or to struggle
Sunnah
refers to the way Muhammad lived
Five Pillars of Islam
five acts of worship required of all Muslims
Abu Bakr
One of Muhammad’s fist coverts
caliph
a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam
tolerance
acceptance
Janissaries
Slave soldiers that converted to Islam and became fierce warriors
Mehmed II
used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople
Suleyman I
the Magnificent
Shia
people who thought that only Muhammad’s descendants could be caliphs
Sunni
didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad
Ibn Battutah
Traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain
Sufism
people how focused on spiritual issues
Omar Khayyam
One of the most Sufi poets
patrons
sponsors
minaret
narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer
calligraphy
decorative writing