Rise and Spread of Islam

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Arabian Peninsula

It is the crossroad of 3 continents and the origin of Islam begins on it

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Muhammad

The final and greatest prophet of Allah. He is considered to be the founder of Islam. A merchant earlier in his life, he was chosen to deliver the word of Allah when he received a message from Allah through the archangel Gabriel.

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Allah

The term for God in arabic. Muslims must declare their faith to only one God (a monotheistic religion).

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Mecca

The birthplace of Muhammad. It is the location Muhammad first began to spread the word of Allah.

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The Hijrah

the journey of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina.Also the  turning point of Islam

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Shahada

Declaration of faith in one God (Allah).

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Salat

Daily prayers

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Zakat

Charity to the poor

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Sawm

Fasting during Ramadan

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Hajj

Pilgrimage  to Mecca

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The Five Pillars of Islam

  1. Shahada

  2. Salat

  3. Zakat

  4. Sawm

  5. Hajj

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Muezzins

an official that makes a call to prayer

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Minaret

tall tower or spires that surround a mosque

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Kaaba

believed to be the first house of worship built to god by Abraham

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Qur’an

it is the holy book of the Muslims and the revelations  of Allah is written in this book

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Arabic

The Koran is written in Arabic.Only Arabic can be used in worship.Wherever Muslims carried the Qur’an, Arabic became the language of worshipers and scholars.The Arabic language helped unite conquered peoples as Muslim control expanded

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“People of the Book”

the muslims refer to the Christians and Jews as the “People of the Book”.To Muslims, they are spiritually superior to polytheistic idol worshippers.

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The Dome of the Rock

It is located in Jerusalem, and is the earliest survivingIslamic monument.It was completed in 691 and is part of a larger complex, which is the third most holy place in Islam

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The 3 C’s

Commerce

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Conquest

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Conversion

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Caliph

A ‘successor’ just carrying on Muhammad’s role as an administrator and military leader, but not as a prophet

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Sunni

Supported Abu Bakr as Muhammad’s successor

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Shiite

Supported Ali as Muhammad’s successor

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Jihad

The struggle in god's service and also called the unofficial  “6th pillar of Islam”.

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Mosque

The house of worship for Muslims.

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Sharia Law

Code of Islamic laws based of Sharia & applied to everyday life

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Islam & Women

Spiritually equal to men helps women gain a greater position in the region

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Babur

founded the Mughal dynasty in the 16th century after conquering northern India from his base in Kabul.

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Abu Bakr

1st leader of Islam after Muhammad

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Ali

4th leader of Islam

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Jizyah

non-Muslim tax

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Aurangzeb

Under him the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, although his policies helped lead to its dissolution.

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Sunnah

the prophet Muhammad's way of life and legal precedent

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Halal

lawful or permitted

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Haram

forbidened

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Akbar

God is the greatest

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The Abbasid Dynasty

Golden Age under this Dynasty. Known as “Pax Islamica”

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