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25 Cards in this Set
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Qur'an
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"the recitation" the holiest book of Islam
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Yathrib
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old name for Medina
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fitrah
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humanity's innate disposition to virtue and ability to differentiate between right and wrong (concience)
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sunna
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"word of action" (of the Prophet)
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umma
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"community" or "nation"- the community of believers of Islam today
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surah
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chapter of the Qu'ran
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ayah
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a verse within a surah
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al-Fatiha
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the first surah of the Qu'ran, recited first in daily salat prayer
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salat
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daily muslim prayer, five times per day, pointed toward Mecca
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shari'ah
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the system of Islamic Law
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hijra
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journey from mecca to medina
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Sasanid
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empire based in Persia/Iran
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Five Pillars of Islam
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1. Creed (Shahadah)
2. Prayer (salah) 3. Alms (zakat) 4. Fasting (sawm) 5. Pligrimage (Hajj) |
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Ramadan
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month of fasting
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Umra
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voluntary pilgrimage to Mecca (not during holy season)
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Ihram
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state of ritual purity (that one must atain before during the Hajj)
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Bab as-Salam
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Peace Gate
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Tawaf
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circumambulation of the Ka'ba
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Mina
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place outside of Mecca; site of sacrifice and pillar-stoning
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'Arafat
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plain southeast of Mecca; holy mountian where Muhammad gave his final sermon; highlight of the Hajj
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Ka'ba
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Meccan sanctuary that all muslims pray towards
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Bab as-safa
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gate of purity
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zamzam
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the well of sacred water
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Sa'i
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run/walk to Marwa and back 7 time (Hagar)
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Muzdalifa
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place where pilgrims collect pebbles for stoning
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