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Islam
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Major world religion having its origins in 610 CE in the Arabian peninsula; meaning literally submission; based on prophecy of Muhammad. (p107)
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shaykhs
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Leaders of tribes and clans within bedouin society; usually men with large herds, several wives, and many children. (p129)
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Quraysh
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Tribe of bedouins that controlled Mecca in 7th century CE. (p131)
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Allah
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Supreme God in strictly monotheistic Islam. (p107)
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five pillars
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The obligatory religious duties of all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj
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Abu Bakr
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One of Muhammed's earliest converts; succeeded Muhammad as first caliph of Islamic community. (p136)
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Abu al-Abbas
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the first caliph (r. 750-754), who transformed the Abbasids from a revolutionary movement to a dynasty
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Uthman
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Third caliph and member of Umayyad clan; murdered by mutinous warriors returning from Egypt; death set off civil war in Islam between followers of Ali and the Umayyad clan. (p138)
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Sunnis
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Political and theological division within Islam; supported the Umayyads. (p138)
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Damascus
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Syrian city that was capital of Umayyad caliphate. (p138)
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Abassid
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Dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads as caliphs within I
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