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19 Cards in this Set
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The Battle of Badr
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Muslims, outnumbered and ill equipped, defeat the Meccans. Sign that they benefitted from the power of God.; 624 CE The caravan guard is killed. Because of this death the Muslims in Medina and Mecca go to war because of honor. ; The Muslims defeated Meccans in open fight proving to Arabs of Al Jazeera that they had God advancing and supporting their role
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Dar-al-Islam
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House of Islam
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Sawm
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Fasting during Ramadan
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Hajj
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Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime
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Abbasids
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Third of the Islamic caliphites to succeed Muhammad. Descended from Muhammad’s youngest uncle Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
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Caliph
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“Substitute” Someone to act on Muhammad's behalf. Primarily meant to be a prayer leader.
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Zakat
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An income tax that all Muslims must pay. Also one of the 5 Pillars of Islam; About 2.5% which goes to the needs of people.
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Sunni
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A faction of Islam that recognizes the first 4 caliphs and most importantly, believe that the caliph should be elected
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Omar
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Nominated to be the second Caliph [634-644] by Abu Bakr. During his reign, Muslims conquered large tracts of land in Palestine, Iraq, and Egypt.; Iraq, Egypt, etc conquered and established places such as Kufa, Basra, Fustat (Kairo); Died of a wound by the Persian slave; Elected council of 6 to select next successor which ends up being Uthman. (see below
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Salat
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Requirement of prayer, performed five times a day, often people put their head to the ground to show complete submission to Allah (one of the 5 Pillars of Islam); The caller to prayer is a Muezzin ; First Muezzin is Bilal ( she said this is important)
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Sufis
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Inner, mystical dimension of Islam
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Uthman
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Chosen by a council of 6 to be the third Caliph [644-656]. His reign was a time of territorial imperial growth. He appointed members of his own clan to leadership positions, and disproportionately rewards his supporters with land, causing discontent.
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Shi’ah
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A faction of Islam where it is believed that the caliphs should be blood line descents of Muhammad
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Hadith
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Oral reports passed through generations which were finally put in writings years later.
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Shahada
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To declare belief that Allah is the one god and that Muhammad is his prophet
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Dar-al-Harb
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House of War
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Shari’ah
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Islamic law ; Underlying theme is INTENT. ;Categories under law include (Obligatory, Recommended, Disapproved, and Forbidden)
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Muawiyyah
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Ali’s cousin who fought against him. Became caliph after Hassan allowed him to.
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Ummayads
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A clan that Uthman, the ruler of the Muslim community for a period, was a member of
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