AP World History Chapter 14.1

The Realm of Islam

Ka’ba

Cubed shaped shrine that is the holiest of Muslim places

Hajj

The holy pilgrimage to Mecca requires of all Muslims

Jihad

Translated as “struggle” it has come to mean “holy war” obligating many Muslims to take up the sword against unbelievers who would threaten Islam

Muhammad

Founder and “true Prophet” of Islam

Hijra

Muhammad’s fight to and the starting point for the official Islamic calendar

Muslim

Follower of Islam as “one who has summited” to the will of Allah

5 pillars of Islam

The obligations of devout Muslims as the foundation of Islam

Bedouin

Nomadic people of Arabia who become Islam’s first converts

Medina

One called Yatrib it became known as the “city of the prophet” after Muhammad took refuge there

Quran

Holy book of Islam that contains Muhammad’s revelations

Islam

World-wide religion requiring “submission” to Allah

Umma

The cohesive “community of the faithful” into which Muhammad organized his followers

Hadith

Traditions of Islam including the sayings and deeds of Muhammad

Dar al-Islam

Arabic term for “the house of Allah” or all lands under Islamic rule

Mecca

The holiest city of Islam and the center of its religion and home to its greatest shrine

Allah

the one and only true God that rules the universe