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Caliph
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a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
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Umayyads
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a dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from A.D. 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in al-Andalus
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Sunni
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the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad
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Shi'a
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the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad
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Sufi
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a Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means
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