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Islamic Vocabulary
Use vocabulary definitions from chapters 7-8 to place the appropriate vocabulary term in the
appropriate sentence.
Dhimmis
Mawali
Quran
Hadiths
Caliph
Allah
Hajj
Mosque
Emirs
Bedouin
Wazir
Sharia
Jizya
Ummah
Zakat
Hijra
Ulama
Mecca
1. While Bedouin culture emphasized tribal and clan loyalty, a Muslim’s first loyalty was to their
___________________.
2. During the Umayyad Caliphate, a _____________________ did not have as many opportunities
or rights as a Muslim Arab.
3. Muhammad wrote down the revelations he received from the angel Gabriel and these became
the _______________________________, which all Muslims are supposed to read and follow.
4. During the Abbasid Caliphate, power was increasingly held by one of the many
________________ instead of centrally held by the caliphs.
5. There were four major schools that developed to interpret Islamic law, or __________________,
which instructed Muslims on how to interact in society and live a correct religious life.
6. The ________________________ was the flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to
Medina in 622 CE. This event serves as the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
7. A Muslim was required to pay ___________________ to help the poor as part of the Five Pillars
of Islam.
8. Non-Muslims living under the caliphate did not have to convert to Islam or serve in the military,
but they did have to pay the _________________________.
9. Muslims attend daily prayers at their local _________________________.
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10. After Muhammad died, his followers spent many years collecting ___________________, which
were his sayings that are followed by Muslims in addition to the Quran.
11. The successor to Muhammad, or ____________________, was originally supposed to be both a
good military leader and a good Muslim.
12. Initially Muslims faced towards Jerusalem when they prayed, but later Muhammad instructed
Muslims to pray towards ______________________, his birthplace and site of the Ka’aba.
13. Blood feuds and clan loyalty were remnants of ___________________ culture that heavily
influenced the development of Islam.
14. _____________________ were Muslim scholars who rejected non-Muslim sources of
knowledge, such as Greek philosophy, in favor of the Quran as the ultimate source of
knowledge.
15. According to the Shahadah, the First Pillar of Islam, “There is no god but
_____________________ and Muhammad is his messenger.
16. As the Abbasid Caliphate grew larger, the ______________________ became more powerful
and represented the caliph before his subjects as his top official.
17. While they were ranked lower than Muslim Arabs and non-Arab Muslims,
______________________ retained many rights and freedom to practice their own religions.
18. All Muslims are required to perform the __________________ by journeying to Mecca and
circling the Ka’aba before they die.
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The Quran, ca. 600s CE
On Allah
In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. The Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. It is You we worship, and upon You we call
for help. Guide us to the straight path. The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom
there is anger, nor of those who are misguided. (Surah 1)
To God belongs the East and the West. Whichever way you turn, there is God's presence. God is
omnipresent and omniscient. (2:115)
On Men and Women
O you who believe! It is not permitted for you to inherit women against their will. And do not coerce
them in order to take away some of what you had given them, unless they commit a proven adultery.
And live with them in kindness. If you dislike them, it may be that you dislike something in which God
has placed much good. (4:19)
Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, as God has given some of them an advantage over
others, and because they spend out of their wealth. The good women are obedient, guarding what God
would have them guard. As for those from whom you fear disloyalty, admonish them, and abandon
them in their beds, then strike them. But if they obey you, seek no way against them. God is sublime,
great. (4:34)
On Tolerance
There shall be no compulsion in religion; the right way has become distinct from the wrong way.
Whoever renounces evil and believes in God has grasped the most trustworthy handle; which does not
break. God is Hearing and Knowing. (2:256)
The believers are brothers, so reconcile between your brothers, and remain conscious of God, so that
you may receive mercy (49:10)
On Society
"Worship none but God; and be good to parents, and relatives, and orphans, and the needy; and speak
nicely to people; and pray regularly, and give alms." (2:83)
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1. Using the passages from the Quran and class knowledge, what are some similarities between
Christianity and Islam?
2. Based on the teachings from the Quran, how might conquered peoples respond to being ruled
by Muslims? Who specifically might have been attracted to its ideas?
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