Vocab ect Flashcards
Tawhid
The oneness of God
Madrasa
educational institution
Jihad
the struggle for God. Internal struggle and external struggle
Pir
Sufi philosophical guide
Iqta
a ‘feudal’ land grant to Turkic soldiers to appease them for their military service. Issues arose within Buyid empire as more turks came in as slaves, came out as Lords; their gaining power overshadowed the Buyids
Dhimmi
protected peoples, People of the Book
Devsirme
taking young Christian boys, from the balkans, and training them. They could become part of the janissary and askeri class
Janissaries
Ottoman infantry made up of Christian slaves either taken from the conquered areas or bought. Their social significance bolstered over time as the empire began to educate and them them to hold higher political positions within the empire
Shahnama
Persian epic; ‘book of kings’. Persian grammar is easier than arabic, making it easier to spread; Turco-Persian synthesis
Sufism
A mystical mode of piety that is factionless, originating in the 11th century. A response to disarray in the time period (solitude) and the condemnation of traditional philosophy developed by Greeks in their Chritsian outlook
Ghaza
similar to jihad, raids or attackers along the frontiers of the dar al-islam. The Ottomans were built upon ghaza
Hadath
ritual impurity from someone engaging in certain activities
Mamluks
the usurpers of the Abbuyid dynasty in Egypt, but kept their dynasty as juct figure heads. In addition, the new dynasty would gain more favor by their armies withstanding and pushing back the Mongol hordes
Fiqh
islamic jurisprudence; the human understanding and practices of the sharia,
Madhab
a school of thought within fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
