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15 Cards in this Set
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Islam
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worldly religion; five pillars; Muhammad was the founder
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Muslims
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followers of the Islam belief
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Bedouin
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nomadic tribes that lived in the deserts of the Arabic Peninsula
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Shaykhs
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leaders of the Bedouin tribes
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Mecca
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most important city located on the mountainous region along the Red Sea on W coast of Arabia; Umayyad clan ruled it
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Medina
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northeast of Mecca originally named Yathrib; trading city ruled by 2 bedouin and 3 jewish clans
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Quraysh
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bedouin tribe and Umayyads are on the clans
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Umayyad
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powerful Quraysh clan that ruled Mecca
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Qu'ran
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holy book of the Islam faith
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Hijra
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? could be the original travel from
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umma
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was a community of the faithful that transcended old tribal boundaries and made possible for some political unity
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zakat
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tax for charity
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five pillars
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1. only one god Allah and muhammad=prophet
2. pray to holy city Mecca 5x per day 3. fast during the month of Ramadan 4. pay the zakat 5. hajj |
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hajj
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pilgrimage to Mecca (holy city)
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Ali
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clansmen who took over Muhammad's position at one point to secure a safe passage for M and followers to go to Medina from Mecca
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