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act of giving materially to another as an act of virtue.
What is Alms-
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a medieval Muslim state in Spain.
What is Al Andalus
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type of educational institution, whether secular or religious Sufis- a religious branch historically deriving from Sunni Islam
What is Madrasas-
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The phrase, “one who has submitted,” is the meaning of the term
What is Muslim.
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No religious leader could follow Muhammad, so political authority rested in the position of the
What is caliph.
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Apostle- a messenger and ambassador.
What is Apostle-
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of the nature of a hierarchy; arranged in order of rank.
What is Hierarchal-
200
- a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer.
What is Omar Khayyam
200
In 595, Muhammad married a wealthy widow named
What is Khadija
200
After the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliph by the name of
What is Abu Bakr
300
- organized to do good things for other people.
What is Benevolent.
300
the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies and Polymath.
What is Ulamas-
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- a selection of poems, written in Persian and numbering about a thousand.
What is Rubaiyat
300
the holy book of Islam
What is The Quran
300
believed the caliphate should follow the line of Ali
What is The Shia
400
the moral code and religious law of Islam
What is Shari'a-
400
- a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law.
What is Qadis
400
The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the
What is hajj
400
The turning point in the rise of Islam was
What is the hijra
400
The main split inside Islam was between Shia and
What is Sunni
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a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government.
What is Caliph-
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type of educational institution, whether secular or religious Sufis- a religious branch historically deriving from Sunni Islam
What is Madrasas
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The term Islam means
What is “submission.”
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The Islamic holy law is known as the
What is sharia
500
After the assassination of Ali, power fell to the
What is Umayyad dynasty
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