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20 Cards in this Set
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Islam
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"submission to the will of Allah"
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Muslim
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"one who has submitted"
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Allah
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God
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Muhammad
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last prophet of Islam
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Revelation
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vision of divine truth
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Hijrah
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when Muhammad left Mecca and migrated to Medina
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Mecca
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Muhammad's birth place, holiest city in Islam
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Hajj
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pilgrimage to Mecca by Muslims, one of the 5 pillars
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Koran
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holy book of Islam, revelations of God to Muhammad
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Sharia'ah
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body of Muslim religous laws based on the Koran
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Mosque
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Isalmic houes of worship
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Imam
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Muslim prayer leader in Mecca
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Minaret
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prayer tower where Muezzin calls to prayer
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Muezzin
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person who calls Muslims to prayer 5 times a day
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Bedouin
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desert nomads in the Middle East
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Sheik
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tribal leader
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5 Pillars of Islam
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foundation for Muslim faith
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Sunni
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followers of Muhammad's example
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Shiite
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"party of Ali"
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Caliph
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"successor" or "deputy"
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