midterm 1 - terms Flashcards
Polytheism
belief that there is more than one god
Monotheism
belief that there is only one god
Quraysh
mercantile tribe in mecca
Hashemites
poor group that Muhammad belonged to
Umayyads
wealthy group
islam
submission
abu talib
Muhammad uncle who took care of him when his parents died
khadijeh
widey of muhammad
fatima
daughter of muhammad and fatima wife of ali
ali
cousin of Muhammad marries Fatima 4th caliph
charter of constitution of medina
622 muhammad becomes political and religious
ummah
community by the whole community of muslims bound together by religion
uthman
third caliph
muawiyyah
fought against ali and later became fifth caliph
kufa
city between Baghdad and Karbala, the string hold for the partisans of Ali, not yet a religious movement but a politcal movement that struggles to attain power