Islam Vocabulary

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  1. caliphate
    the office of a Muslim civil and religious leader
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  2. Hegira
    the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  3. hajj
    a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a religious duty for Muslims
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  4. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  5. astrolabe
    instrument used to calculate positions of celestial bodies
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  6. Shia
    one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  7. Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  8. jihad
    a holy struggle by a Muslim for a moral or political goal
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  9. Bedouin
    a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  10. Medina
    a city in western Saudi Arabia
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  11. Sunni
    a member of one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  12. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  13. Koran
    the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  14. Baghdad
    capital and largest city of Iraq
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  15. mosque
    a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  16. Islam
    the monotheistic religious system of Muslims
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  17. Muslim
    a believer in or follower of Islam
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
  18. Allah
    Muslim name for the one and only God
    Arabian Penninsula oasis Bedouin Islam Baghdad caliphate House of Wisdom calligraphy astrolabe Allah mosque Koran hajj five pillars Ramadan ka’aba Muslim Medina Sunni Shia Hegira jihad Dome of the rock Ali Abu Bakr
Created on Mon Oct 28 20:56:00 EDT 2013

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