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THE RISE OF ISLAM
MR. QUINN
WORLD CULTURES
ISLAM
• A religion based on the teachings of the prophet
Mohammed which stresses belief in one god
(Allah), and a body of law written in the Qur'an.
Followers are called Muslims.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD
• the founder of Islam, believed to be the last true
prophet sent by God, wrote the Koran which were
his revelations
BEDOUIN
• Arab nomads. They were organized into tribes and
groups called clans. These clans provided security
and support for a life made difficult by the extreme
conditions of the desert. Their settlement is from
where the Muslim Empire sprang. This was around
the 600's AD and at the Arabian Peninsula.
SUNNI
• A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge
the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of
Muhammad
SHI'ITE
• A member of the branch of Islam that supports the
descendants of Muhammad as his rightful
successors
QUR'AN
• the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the
prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and
Medina
MECCA
• City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet
Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic
religion.
CALIPH
• A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim
government
MOSQUE
• A Muslim place of worship
HIJAB
• A head covering worn in public by some Muslim
women.
SHAHADAH
• the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith
SALAT
• 5 daily prayers
ZAKAT
• Alms for the Poor; give charity to the poor; form of
collected tax
SAWM
• Fasting during Ramadan
HAJJ
• A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by
Muslims