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Mecca

an important place for religious gathering (holds religious shrines) and trade in pre-Islamic Arabia. considered holist Islam city

Ka’aba

the shrine where worship happens

Bedouins

first to get to Arabia, nomadic, organized in tribes/clans (matriarchal), wars over land since fertile land was scarce

Arabian land

mostly dry and infertile, but agriculture at coastlines

Polytheism

belief or worship of more than one god

Animism

attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena

Muhammad

started the spread of islam because of a vision he had from god. encouraged followers to act righteously, care for less fortunate, dismiss false deities, and submit to one god, Allah.

The Hijra

when Muhammad and followers escaped Mecca to present-day Medina where Islam is born

Quran

Muhammad’s teachings in Quran. Became known as word of god

The 5 pillars of Islam

1. Confession of faith (uncompromising monotheism)

2. Pray facing Mecca five times a day

3. Fast Ramadan (to commemorate Muhammad’s first revelation)

4. Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca to worship at Kaaba)

5. Give to charity, social responsibility

Purpose of 5 pillars of Islam

defined the basic identity of Muslims. Unite all under one god.

Rightly Guided Caliphs/their impact

`First four successors that led Islam after Muhammad died.

Institutionalized Islam, linked religious uprightness with empire expansion, building, appeal to all people

Jihad

religious idea of struggle by muslim solders’ desire to expand Islam faith and conquer new territories

Dar al-Islam

“world of Islam.” Any structure where Islam could be practiced freely

Dar al-Harb

“world of warfare”