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muhammad
chosen recipient and messenger of the word of God of the islam faith
quran
holy scriptures of the religion of islam
haji
pilgrimage to mecca, requirement of the five pillars of islam
astrolabe
an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars
five pillars of islam
acts of worship every muslim must preform; belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
hijrah
the journey of muhammad and his followers to medina in 622
mecca
islam's holiest city; most important city
wu zhou
first and only empress of china
caliphate
the office or dominion of a caliph
allah
the supreme god of islam
caliph
male political and religious leader
lily-foot
chinese foot binding; only women; break the main bone in their foot and morphs their foot
sheikh
the ruler of an arabic tribe; chosen from one of the leading families
bedouin
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
sunni
one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; believed that Muhammad's successor should be Abu Bakr
genghis khan
Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean
muslim
a believer in or follower of Islam
shariah
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
shia
believed that muhammad's successor should have been Ali
arabesque
geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration
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