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22 Cards in this Set
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Allah |
It is the name for God in the Muslim faith. |
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Battle of Tours |
It is a battle where the Muslims were stopped from penetrating further into Europe. The Christian victor was Charles Martel. This battle kept the Muslims in Spain. |
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Dome of the Rock |
A temple built in dedication to Muhammad. It is in Jerusalem at the spot where Muhammad ascended into heaven. |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
They are the five basic responsibilities and beliefs of Islam: 1) Declaration of Faith 2) Charity to the poor, alms giving 3) Pray five times a day facing Mecca 4) Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) 5) Fast during the holy month of Ramadan |
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jihad |
A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal. |
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Koran/Qur'an |
It is the holy text of the Muslim faith. |
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Mecca |
It is a holy city of Islam. Muhammad was born here, but his teachings were not immediately accepted here. It is also the direction to which a Muslim must pray. |
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Medina |
It is a holy city of Islam. Muhammad fled here from Mecca. It is in this place that he gained a following and his religion began to flourish. |
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Muhammad |
He is the founder of Islam and is considered in the Muslim faith to be the last great prophet. |
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Shi'a |
It is the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad. |
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Sufi |
A Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam. |
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Sunni |
It is the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad. |
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Abbasids |
A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from 750 to 1258. |
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Islam |
a monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th Century |
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al-Andalus |
A Muslim ruled region in what is now Spain, established in the 8th Century |
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Muslim |
A follower of Islam |
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House of Wisdom |
a center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s |
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Fatimad |
Muslim Dynasty that traced ancestry back to Muhammad's daughter |
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Calligraphy |
the art of beautiful handwriting |
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Mosque |
an Islamic place of worship |
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Hijrah |
Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in 722 AS |
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Ummayads |
a dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in al-Andalus |
