Islam
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- 5 Pillars
- 5 main rules that a Muslim must follow and live by
- 4th pillar
- Fasting
- Ramadan
- (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
- 5th pillar
- Pilgrimage
- 3rd pillar
- Charity
- Medina
- city where Muhammad preached
- Hijra
- Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622
- Hajj
- pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetime
- Caliph
- the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
- Minaret
- slender tower of mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer
- 2nd pillar
- Prayer
- Abbasids
- took control of the Umayyads empire
- Shiite
- a member of one of the two major Muslim sects; believe that the descendants of Muhammad's daughter and son-in-law, Ali, are the true Muslim leaders
- Umayyads
- a member of the Sunni dynasty of caliphs that rule a Muslim empire from 661 to 750
- Mosque
- (Islam) a Muslim place of worship
- Sultan
- a Muslim ruler
- 1st pillar
- Profession of faith
- Sunni
- one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
- Sharia
- the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
- Quran
- the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- Kaaba
- (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine
- Muhammad
- the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
- Mecca
- birthplace of Muhammad, holy city for Islamic people