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23 Cards in this Set
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Bedouin |
Nomadic Arab of the Desert |
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Allah |
Arabic word referring to God |
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Mecca |
Place where Islam was founded |
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Medina |
Where Muhammad moved to |
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Hijrah |
Muhhamads journey to Medina |
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Caliph |
Leader of the religion
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Islam |
Monotheistic Religion |
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Muslim |
Practicer of Islam
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Jihad |
Struggle in the way of God
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Mosque |
Islam "Church" where you go to pray
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Kaaba |
Building in the center of the most sacred Mosque of islam in Mecca |
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Hajj |
Pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims take |
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Qu'ran (Koran) |
Sacred Islam text |
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Shi'a |
Belief that caliph should bee descendants of Abu |
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Shari'a |
Islamic law |
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Sunni |
Accepted all Caliphs. Majority |
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Sheikh |
Elder of a tribe
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Sultan |
Strength, Authority, Leadership
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Vizier |
A high official in some Muslim countries |
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Dowry |
Property or money a bride brings to her husband on the day of their marriage |
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Minaret |
Tower at which the faithful are called to pray five times a day |
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Muezzin |
The man who calls Muslims to pray from the Minaret |
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Caliphate |
Islamic state
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