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1. Allah
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Islam’s God/higher power
2. Muhammad
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Founder of Islam and proclaimer of the Qur’an
3. Islam
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Religion that Muslims follow (principle meaning “submission to the will of Allah”)
4. Muslim
translating to “one who has submitted”
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Followers of Islam
5. Hijrah
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The Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) to escape persecution
6. Mosque
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Islamic house of worship
7. Hajj
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Pilgrimage (journey of a pilgrim) to Mecca
8. Qur’an
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Holy book of the Muslims
9. Sunna
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The Prophet Muhammad’s way of life and actions
10. Shari’a
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Body of religious law that forms part of Islamic tradition
11. Caliph
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A title meaning “successor” or “deputy”
12. Umayyads
ruling from 661-750
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Family that came to power
13. Shi’a
believed that “a caliph should be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad”
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Opposers of Umayyad rule
14. Sunni
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Those who did not resist the Umayyad rule
15. Sufi
pursued life of poverty and devotion to spiritual path
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Group who rejected luxurious life of the Umayyads
16. Abbasids
ruling from 750-1258
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Group that came to power
17. Al-Andalus
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Muslim-ruled state of southern Spain established in 732
18. Fatimid
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Caliphate formed by Shi’a Muslims who claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter Fatima
19. House of Wisdom
academy
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Library
and translation center called the House of Wisdom in Baghdad
20. Calligraphy
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Art of beautiful handwriting

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