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hajj
holy pilgramige
once in a life time
almsgiving
giving 2.5% to charity
fasting
during ramadad
nothing in till the sun goes down
prayer
pray 5 times daily
facing mecca
using special motions
faith
submit to one god
5 pillars
faith prayer fasting almsgiving hajj
the story behind the rise of Islam
raised by uncle
managed business of future wife
married khadija
went to a cave and had vision
chosen by god to be prophet
angel gabriel reveals message to him
merchants fear loss of wealth
leaves mecca after wife dies
went to yathrib (madinah)
622 beginning of islamic era
ppl accepted muhammad as prophet
tells all to pray toward mecca
ended up expelling non believers
mekkans invade madinah
muhammad wins
captures mecca
kaaba dedicated to allah
the end.
what were muhammads beliefs?
one god
all believers are equal
rich should share with poor
live a moral life
judgement day- evil will be punished
when did muhammad live?
AD 570-632
mosque
muslim house of worship also used as
school
shelter
court of law
mecca
destination of the holy pilgramige
birth place of Muhammad
kaaba
black holy shrine in the center of mecca
jihad
holy struggle to spread islam
islam
religion of muhammad
imam
spirtual leader equivelant of a priest
hajj
holy pilgramige to Mecca every able bodied msulim who can afford it must go once in their lifetime
bedouin
arabic nomad of the desert
arabic
language of the Quran
allah
arabic word for god
chess
introduced by persians
became widly popular
muslims adapted and improved
caliphs invited good players to play at palaces
polo
introduced by persians
played on horseback
used mallet to hit ball into goal
abbasid rulers loved it
muslims adatped and improved polo
banking system
check from sakk
cashing checks in diff. places was now possible
herbal medicines and pharmacies
sedatives
painkillers
antiseptics
devolphed pharmacies
separated sick and non sick people (during hospital stay)
house of wisdom
educational instituation
founded in baghdad in 830
translated diff. languages
preserved classic writings
astronomy
study of the sky
corrected mistakes of ptolemy
determined where mecca was
made astrolabe
measured latitude
believed earth roatated on its own axis
calligraphy
used when making Quran
form of art
decorated many things
zoology
made book of animals called lives of animals
gave better idea about the humane body
Astrolabe
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Arabesques
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Muslim Art
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Madrasa
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House of Wisdom
educational instituation founded in baghdad
translated diff. langages of texts with math and astronomy and logic
extensive public library
presurved classic writings
Calligraphy
beatiful writing
used when making quran
decorated textiles, ceramics metal
form of art
Bazaar
maze of shops and stalls... sometimes enclosed becuase of the glare of the sun
arabic
language of the Quran
abbasid dynasty
golden age
major city of baghdad
lands break up
sophistocated urban civilization
Umayyad Dynasty
moved empire to Damascus
united lands
improved conditions for other religions..(jews)
rulled like kings
made some people pay higher taxes and recieve lower wages
discriminated to non arabs
rightly guided caliphs
abu-bakr through ali
desendants of muhammad
good army
spread islam

followed muhammad's examples

asked advice of other leaders
damascus
syria... umayyad dynasty moved the capital to here to make it more centrally located
Baghdad
became major city during the abbasid dynnasty
martyrdom
dieing for God
Shiites
small group

lives mainly in arabian penninsula

believed caliph should be held only by desendant of muhammad

stressed spiritual rather than political aspects of islam

regard suffering and martyrdom as signs of their devotion
Sunni
90% of todays muslims
caliph is primarly a leader...not a religous authority

any devote muslim could be a caliph with acceptance of people

sunni means "follower of the way"
Harun al-Rushid
the Abbasid Empire reached its height
CALIPH (not rightly guided)
*devolped civilization based on diversity of people
*worked on the equality between muslim Arabs and non arabs
*set up new nationality ruling groups
*persians=dominant group of bureaucracy
*Turkes= leading in the army
Fatimah
Only surviving child of Muhammad's 7 children
Ali
married Muhammad's only child Fatimah
rightly guided caliph
Abu Bakr
Muhammads father-in-law ... and best friend
Jihad
holy struggle
dynasty
a group of leaders from the same family
Caliph
successor to Muhammad a strong leader to presurve unity and guide daily affairs
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