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55 Cards in this Set
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Eid Al Adha
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part of the hajj, must sacrifice a sheep, now days you can just buy it
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Sufi
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type of muslim, appreciate art, mystics
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Khadijah
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muhammeds first wife
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Hijra
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when muhammed flees to Medina
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Sawm
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Fast during Ramadan, 9th month of yr., 1 of 5 pillars
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Ali
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Shia leader vs. Abu Bakr, future Imam
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Dhikr
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the method of remembering god
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Shahada
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declaration of faith, 1st pillar of Islam
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Allah
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god
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Quran
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muslim holy book, written in arabic
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Sunnah
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the way of muhammed
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Sunni
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85% of muslims, less radical, split over abu bakr
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Jibril
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the angel gabriel, delivers message from god to muhammed
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Rumi
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Sufi poet; most widely translated poet in the world
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Well of Zamzam
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sprun out of the earth to save ishmael and hagar, must be visited in hajj, next to kaaba
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People of the Book
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christians, jews, and muslims
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Abu Bakr
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successor to muhammed, first imam, best friend
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Battle of Badr
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muhammed and muslims vs meccans, divine helps muslims win, only battle in quaran
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Imam
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righteous successor to muhammed
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Fivers
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split at 5th Imam
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Shia
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15% of muslims, more radical
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Medina
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named "city of the prophet"
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Rakaah
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prayer cycle of motions
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570 C.E.
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muhammad's birthday
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Eid Al-Fitr
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last day of ramadan, lots of gifts and big feast
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Mt. Arrafat
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muhammed's farewell speech
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Jinn
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Muslim demon, made of fire
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Jihad
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struggle; inner and outer fight against evil
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Islam
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means submission
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Hadith
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traditions; observations and sayings of muhammed
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Ramadan
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fasting, celebrates period of enlightenment
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Uthman
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follows Umar; one of 4 great caliphs
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Hajj
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religious journey to mecca, must take one, 1 of 5 pillars
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Wahhabi
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a type of Islam, extremists, jihads
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Injil
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Angel in muslim; light, new testament
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Tawrat
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arabic translation of torah
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Saladin
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famous muslim general during crusades
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Salat
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praying 5 times a day, 1 of five pillars
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Kaaba
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cleansed by muhammed, built by abraham and ishmael
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Umar
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Follows Abu Bakr: one of 4 great caliphs
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ibn Arabi
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Sufi muslim; Great Shake; organized, everyone is a part of god
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Zakat
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donation of 2.5 percent of assets to poor, 1 of 5 pillars
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Abu Talib
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uncle of muhammed, protected him from the meccans
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Seveners
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split from 7th Imam; recognized a son of a son, they have the ahgakhan
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Twelvers
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recognize 2nd son - make up 85% of shia muslims
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Mecca
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city, contains kaaba, holy city
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Muslim
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one who submits
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al-Aqsa
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mosque built in place of herods temple, 3rd holy place
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Shirk
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forgetting gods role in your life; worst sin for a muslim
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Mina
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set up camp during the hajj here
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Basic reasons of Sunni Shia split
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Succession of Caliphs, particularly who was to follow muhammad, Sunni's said Abu Bakr, Shia said Ali
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List and explian the five pillars of islam
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Hajj - religious journey to mecca Zakat - 2.5 percent donation Salat - praying 5 times a day Sawm - fast during ramadan Shahada - declaration of faith
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List and explain other sources of knowledge which muslims consider legit
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Quran - holy book, hadith - sayings of muhammed, Sunnah - the way of muhammed, Torrah - jewish holy book, new testament
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List and explain the rapid expansion and success of Islam as a religion
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has to do with transition of religion to politics, as empires expanded they brought muslim with them
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Explain significance of the Kaaba
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the site where Abraham and Ishmael built the house of god, it was later cleansed by muhammed as it had depictions of many other gods on it
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