Islam Vocab

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Allah

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The one and only God

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Arafat

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Supposed to be where the Garden of Eden was, where the standing ceremony takes place during the hajj

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Abu Bakr

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First caliph after the death of Muhammed

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Al-Huddabiyyah

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Where Muslims made a treaty with the Meccans in 628 so that they could make the pilgrimage

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Al Mahdi

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"Restorer", for Sunnis the one who will help Jesus' return and be buried by His side when He dies, for Shi'ites the Hidden Imam

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Caliphs

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Means successor, the primarily secular leader

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Dhu-l-Hijjah

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Last month of the lunar year, month of the Hajj

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Du'a

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Personal prayer, done into hands

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Hadith

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Sayings and actions of Muhammed

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Hajj

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Pilgrimage

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Hijra

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Night Migration to Yathrib (now Medina) in 622

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Ihram

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White two-piece garment that all men must wear on the Hajj, state of purity

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Imam

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Generally means prayer leader, to Shi'ites means religious and political leader

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Islam

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Means "submission"

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Jihad

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Means "struggle or striving", sometimes interpreted as holy war

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Jinn

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Beings of fire as opposed to angels

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Ka-bah

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Black box in Mecca, the thing that people circumambulate, contains a sacred stone

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Marwah

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Hill that people on the Hajj walk to, mimicking Hagar's search for water

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Mecca

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Holy city for Islam, where Muhammed came from and where the Ka'aba is located

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Medina

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"City of the Prophet", once called Yathrib

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Mihrab

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Niche in the wall of a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca

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Mina

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Small town in Mecca where people on the Hajj throw pebbles at the pillars of Satan

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Minaret

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Tower on the side of a mosque where the prayer call is made

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Mosque

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Place of worship for Muslims

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Muezzin

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Leads the call to prayer in Friday services

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Muslim

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Means "one who submits"

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Night Journey

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Al Aqsa, when Muhammed was taken to Jerusalem and declared the seal of the prophets

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Night of Power

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When Muhammed first saw Gabriel and was called to be a prophet

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Qu'ran

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Word of God incarnate, given by Muhammed and written down by his followers

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Quraysh

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The tribe of Meccans who opposed the early Muslims

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Safa'

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Hill that people on the Hajj walk around to symbolize Hagar's search for water

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Sawm Ramadan

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Month long fast during daytime hours, celebrates Muhammed call to be a prophet

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Sa'y

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Walking back and forth between the hills Safa and Marwah symbolizing Hagar's search for water

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Shahada

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Statement of faith, recited before 2 witnesses in order to convert to Islam

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Shari'a

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Islamic law

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Shi'ites

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Minority group in Islam (15%), follow Ali, a relative of Muhammed

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Sunnis

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Majority group in Islam (85%) follow Abu Bakr, companion of Muhammed

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Talbiyah

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Said during the standing ceremony, asks God to take notice

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Umma

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The Muslim world

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Yathrib

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The city that became Medina

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Zakat

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Almsgiving

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Zamzam

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Well drunk from during the Hajj, supposed to be the well that saved Hagar and Ishmael