Ch.10.1-10.3 Vocab S.S. Flashcards
(21 cards)
Muhammad
The profit of Islam
Allah
The concept of belief in one god
Islam
Muslim religion: in Arabic; “submission to the will of Allah”
Muslim
People who agree to the principle of Islam
Hijrah
Muhammad’s migration to Yathrib from Mecca
Mosque
An Islamic house of worship
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in someone’s life
Qur’an
The Holy book of the Muslims
Sunna
Muhammad’s example
Shari’a
guidance of the Qur’an and Sunna was assembled in a body of law known as the Shari’a
Caliph
Title that means “successor” or “deputy”
Umayyads
A family that came to power and changed the Muslim capital to Damascus
Shi’a
A group that believed that a caliph should be a descendent to Muhammed
Sunni
A group that did not resist the rule of the Umayyads
Sufi
A group that rejected the life of the Umayyads
Abbasids
A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim empire
al-Andalus
Muslim region in Spain
Fatimid
Caliphate formed by Shi’a’s Muslims who claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter Fatima
House of Wisdom
A center of learning in Baghdad
Calligraphy
The art of beautiful handwriting
Five pillars of Islam?
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, and Pilgrimage