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| Muhammad | Born in A.D.570 |
| Sheikh | chief, appointed by the heads of the family |
| Makkah | a crossroads of commerce about 50 miles inland from the Red Sea. |
| Arabian Peninsula | Home of the Arabs, South of Asia Minor |
| revelation | a vision |
| Quran | The holy scriptures of Islam |
| Hijrah | emigration, took palvce in A.D.622, marks e beginning of the Islamic era and is recognized as the firtst year of the Muslim Calender |
| A.D.630 | Muhammad and his followers entered Makkah, the Makkans accepted Islam and acknowledged Muhammad as God's prophet |
| A.D.632 | Muhammad died at Madinah after a brief illness |
| shari'ah | Islamic code of law that includes rules for all aspects of life |
| The Five Pillars of Islam | the confession of faith,"there is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.", Prayer 5 times a day, Alms-or charity, fasting occurs in the month of Ramadan, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah |
| mosque | a building that may serve as a place of worship |
| imam | prayer leader, guides believers in prayer, a sermon sometimes follows |
| hajj | a pillar of Islam, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah |
| Ramadan | the ninth month of the Islam calender, during this Muhammad revieved the first revelation |
| Madinat al-Nabi | "the city of the prophet" or Madinah, the center of Islam |
| A.D.613 | Muhammad began sharing his revelation with people |
| What language was the Quran written in | Arabic, Muslims of many cultures have adopted Arabic as their universal language because of this |
