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- 3. The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah
- 6. of the rock/ a shrine in Jerusalem at the site from which Muhammad ascended through the seven heavens to the throne of God
- 7. a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. It was established as a political organization in 1897 under Theodor Herzl, and was later led by Chaim Weizmann.
- 9. a Sunni Islamist nationalist and pro-Pashtun movement
- 13. A form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players.
- 15. wall/ a wall in Jerusalem where Jews, on certain occasions, assemble for prayer and lamentation
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- 1. monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews
- 2. a person who belongs to one of the two main branches of Islam.
- 3. "between rivers" in Greek.
- 4. a member of a pastoral and agricultural people who inhabit a plateau region in adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
- 5. umbrella political organization claiming to represent the world's Palestinians
- 8. A city in Saudi Arabia that was the birthplace of Muhammad and is the holiest city of Islam.
- 10. “submission to the will of God.”
- 11. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 12. relating to or denoting a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- 14. the Muslims of the branch of Islam that adheres to the orthodox tradition and acknowledges the first four caliphs as rightful successors of Muhammad