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22 Cards in this Set
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imam
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A Muslim prayer leader
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Polygamy
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The practice that allowed a man to have more than one wife
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Hanif
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Holy men who opposed the polytheistic worship of idols
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sheikh
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A bedoin chief, appointed by the heads of families in the tribe
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Quran
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The Holy Book of Islam
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Makkah
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Muhammad's birthplace and the city where he recieved his revelations - thus, the spiritual capital of Islam.
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shari'ah
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The Islamic moral code of law
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Hijrah
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Muhammad's departure to Yathrib
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madrasas
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Theological schools for young Muslim men
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Bedoin
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Arabic nomads who herded livestock and lived in tribes in the desert
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Sunni
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The majority sect of Islam; those who do not believe the Caliph must be a descendent of Muhammad
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Muhammad
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The prophet of Islam
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jihad
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A holy struggle to spread Islam
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Madinah
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"City of the Prophet". Originally Yathrib, this was the political capital of Islam.
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Muslims
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The followers of Islam
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Ali
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Muhammad's son-in-law, the 4th caliph
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Shiites
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The manority sect of Islam, who believe the Caliph should be a descendent of Muhammad
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hajj
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The term for the annual pilgrimage to Makkah
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bazaars
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Marketplaces of shops and stalls where merchants met to trade and converse.
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chronicles
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Written accounts that arrange information in the order it occurred
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caliph
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"Successor" - the leader of the Islamic religion
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Abu Bakr
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Muhammad's father-in-law and the first caliph
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