islam Flashcards
(17 cards)
sand dune
a hill of sand shaped by the wind
oasis
a wet fertile area within desert
sedentary
setteled
caravan
a group of traders that traveled together
souk
a market or bazaar in the islame world
islam
a religion based on the message muhhuad is belived to have received from God
shrine
a place to which people worship a saint or God
pilgrimage
journey to a sacred place
mosque
building for Muslim prayer
jihad
to make an effort or to struggle :has also been interaped to mean holy war
sunnah
a collection of writings about the way muhhamed lived that provides a model for Muslim to follow
5 pillars of islam
5 acts of worship required of all muslim
caliph
a title that Muslim use for the highest leader in islam
tolorence
acceptance
sultan
an Ottoman ruler
harem
an area of Ottoman house hold where woman lived apart from men
Quran
the holy book of islam