The First Muslims
Ruler of an Arabic tribe.
Sheikh
A successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
Caliph
A covered market in Islamic cities.
Bazaar
Arabic for God.
Allah
A Muslim group the accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam.
Sunni
A gift of money or property at the time of marriage.
Dowry
A nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian, Syrian, North African desert.
Bedouin
A high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries.
Vizier
geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration.
Arabesques
"City of the Prophet"
Medina
A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam.
Shia
The tower of a mosque.
Minaret
The journey of Muhammad and his followers to a new city. This became year 1 of the calendar of Islam.
Hijrah
Father in-law of Muhammad, who succeeded him after the prophet's death. Led the Muslims in many successful conquests.
Abu Bakr
The crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the tower of a mosque.
Muezzin