Islam
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- Islam
- the religion; most recent religion; it's beliefs overrrule those of other relgions
- Muslim
- One who practices Islam
- Allah
- Only God; lit "the God"; 99 names
- Abrogate
- to replace or change with newer
- "The Opening"
- Al-Fatihah prayer; first chapter of Quran; used as a common prayer by muslims
- Sufis
- mystics of Islam; mysticism is sufism
- Abu Bakr
- first caliph after Muhammad; organized an army to attack syria but died before
- Ali
- cousin and son- in- law of Muhammad; Shiite's wanted him to be the successor but Abu Bakr was chosen.
- Shiites
- largest minority; believe that valid leadership lies in the Imam (true leader/ruler/successor)
- Sunnis
- more traditional form of Islam; makes up 85 % of Islam; believe that valid leadership lies in a caliph of Muhammad's tribe
- Caliph
- leaders if the Islamic community after Muhammad.
- Medina
- Muhammad established his first Islamic government here.
- 622 CE
- The year of the migration from Mecca to Medina.
- Hijra
- migration in 622: official beginning Islam
- Kaba
- shrine that is said to have been built by Abraham
- Mecca
- Holy City in which kaba is located
- Predestination
- human actions are done in accordance with the will of God.
- Quran
- the Islamic Bible
- Jinn
- spirits (bad)
- Tawhid
- the unity or oneness of God
- Muhammad
- prophet; founder of Islam; born in 570 CE in Mecca; 610- Gabriel began to reveal the Quran to Muhammad in arabic
- Shirk
- most dangerous offense; associating other gods with the one God; associating non divine things to God.