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18 Cards in this Set
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Allah |
Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews |
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Bedouin |
A nomadic or wandering tribesperson of the Arabian, Syria n or North African deserts |
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Eid al-FItr |
A celebration that tsakes place after feast of RAmadan |
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Hajj |
Arabic word meaning for "pilgrimage"; pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims. |
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Halal |
Usually refers to foods that are allowed |
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Hijra |
Arabic for migration |
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Imam |
Muslim leader of prayer |
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Khalifa |
The muslim of duty of stweradship that lies at the heart of Muslim ecological ethics |
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Mosque |
A place of Muslim worship |
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Muslim |
Beliver in Islam |
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Naheeds |
Music that is traditionally sung a cappella |
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Patriarchal society |
Society in which women are defined by their relationships to men |
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Polytheist |
Believer in more than one God |
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Shi'ite |
Muslims who believe that leadership pf the muslim community should be passed down directly from phrophet |
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Sufi |
Muslim who uses mysticism to gain a special understanding of Allah that goes beyon rational thought |
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Sunni |
Muslims who believe that community leaders |
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Umma |
The Muslim Community |
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ZAKAT |
Muslim obligation to pay 2.5% of ones wealth to the poor |
