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Sheikh

the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders

Allah

Arabic word for "God", the supreme god of Islam

Quran

the holy scriptures of the religion of Islam

Muslim

A person who believes in Islam

Hijrah

The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of islam

Bedouin

a nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian, Syrian, or North African Deserts

hajj

Pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirments of the five pillars of Islam

Five Pillars of Islam

acts of worship every Muslim must perform; this includes belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage

shari'ah

a law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death; it provided believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives

caliph

a successor of muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims

shia

a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam

Sunni

a Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam

jihad

"struggle in the way of god"

vizier

a high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries

caliphate

the office or dominion of a caliph

bazaar

a covered market in Islamic cities

arabesques

geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration

minaret

the tower of a mosque from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day

muezzin

the crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of a mosque

dowry

a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by bride's parents to her husband or, in Islamic societies, by a husband to his wife

astrolabe

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars

revelation

a divine truth