Part 2 Flashcards
Mecca
is defined as a city in Saudi Arabia that Muslims consider to be a holy city in Islam, or any place that is the center of an activity and attracts many visitors with a similar interest.
Medina
the old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town.
The five pillars
the five bases of the Islamic faith: shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), sawm (fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca). Expand. Also called Pillars of the Faith. Compare din2, ibada. Contemporary definitions for Pillars of Islam Expand.
Khadijah
a feminine (female) given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of Muhammad. Together with Fatima, it is one of the most popular female names among Muslims. Hatice is the Turkish equivalent.
Hadith
a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.
one of the sayings from the Hadith.
Ulama
a body of Muslim scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.
Caliphate
caliphate is an Islamic state. It’s led by a caliph, who is a political and religious leader who is a successor (caliph) to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His power and authority is absolute.
Unmayad
member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Islamic world from AD 660 (or 661) to 750 and Moorish Spain from 756 to 1031. The dynasty claimed descent from Umayya, a distant relative of Muhammad.
Abbasid
of or relating to a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258
Baghdad
Baghdad definition. Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River. Note: Baghdad has long been one of the great cities of the Muslim world. Note: It was bombed heavily during the Persian Gulf War.
Astrolabe
an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant. In its basic form (known from classical times), it consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer.
Dowry
property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
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Harem
in former times) the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female
Translation movement
nslational motion is the motion by which a body shifts from one point in space to another. One example of translational motion is the the motion of a bullet fired from a gun. An object has a rectilinear motion when it moves along a straight line.
