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Islam
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Religious Studies
12th Grade
01/25/2012

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Shahada
Definition
-Muslim statement of faith
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Kaaba
Definition
-shrine where black stone is located
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Khadijah
Definition
-first wife of the prophet
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mosque
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-temple
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Mullah
Definition
-Muslim teacher or scholar
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Hegira
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-the prophet's journey to Medina
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iman
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-Muslim priest who leads the faithful in prayer
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caliph
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-Muslim ruler in the past
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Muezzin
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-Muslim crier who calls the faithful to prayer
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minaret
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-tall tower with balconies
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shirk
Definition
-sin of _____________________which is ascribing glory to someone of something other than Allah
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Ramadan
Definition
-the holy month
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Torah, Psalms, Gospel, Koran
Definition
-four inspired Scriptures to a Muslim
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Bismillah
Definition
-means in the name of Allah
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Mecca
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-the holy city
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Jinn
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-evil spirits
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jihad
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-word that means "struggle" or holy war
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Hadith
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-book about the life of Muhammad
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Gabriel
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-the angel who supposedly appeared to the Prophet
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hajj
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-term for pilgrimage
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Allah Akbar
Definition
-means Allah is great
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Shari'a
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-strict code of ethics based on Koran
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Sunni and Shi'ite
Definition
-two groups of Muslim
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Sufi Muslim
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-a mythical, more spiritual and devotional in nature
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622
Definition
-year of the Hegira
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28
Definition
-number of prophets in Islam
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Sunni
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-the group of Muslims which is considered the orthodox school of Muslims
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Shahada
Definition
-Muslim statement of faith
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99
Definition
-the number of names for Allah
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Muhammad
Definition
-the founder and prophet of Islam
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Shi'ite
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-Muslim group that should be descendent of Muhammad
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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-place where first mosque in America was built
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Koran
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-the holy book, Bible to Islam
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Ishmael
Definition
-sons of Abraham that are Arabs are descendants of ______________________
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