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| Allah | Islamic word for God |
| Bedouin | a nomadic herder of the Arab peninsula |
| Sheikh | leader of a Bedouin tribe |
| Hijra | when Muhammad was forced to flee from Mecca to Medina |
| Islam | this term means “submission to God” |
| Jihad | to strive or struggle in God's service |
| Kaaba | before Islam this structure housed pagan idols |
| Mecca | a bustling trade and pilgrimage center |
| Mosque | Islamic house of worship |
| Muslim | people who follow the tenets of Islam |
| Oasis | fertile area in the desert that was fed by a natural spring |
| Quran | the sacred book of Islam |
| Hajj | pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims take once in their lifetime |
| Ramadan | holy month of fasting in Islam |
| Medina | city of the prophet |
| People of the Book | Muslims refer to Christians and Jews by this term since they both have a sacred scripture |
| monotheistic | belief in one God |
| Muhammad | known as the prophet of Islam he had a vision of the angel Gabriel who instructed him to revive the faith of Abraham around 600s A.D. |
| Sharia | immense Islamic body of law that interprets the Quran and applies its teachings to daily life |
