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| OASIS | a small area in the desert watered by springs and wells |
| NOMAD | a member of a group that moves from place to place following food, water and grazing land for their herds |
| TRIBE | any system of social organization made up of villages, bands, or other groups with a common language, ancestry, culture etc. |
| IDOL | an image used as an object of worship |
| PILGRIMAGE | a journey to a sacred place or shrine |
| QUR'AN | the sacred book of Islam that is believed to contain the revelations made to Muhammad by Allah |
| MONOTHEISM | the belief in one god |
| MUSLIM | a believer in Islam |
| MOSQUE | a Muslim house of worship |
| SUNNA | traditional Islamic law observed by Muslims and based on the teachings of Muhammad |
| GABRIEL | the angel who is believed by Muslims to have revealed a message from Allah to Muhammad |
| MUHAMMAD | the chief prophet of the Islamic religion |
| ALLAH | the god of the Islamic faith |
| ABRAHAM | the father of Ishmael, builder of the Ka'bah |
| ISHMAEL | father of the Arabs; first born son of Abraham |
