Islam and Arabic Empire

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  1. 3. The holy scriptures of the religion Islam
  2. 6. Acts of worship every Muslim must perform; this includes belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
  3. 8. "Struggle in the way of God"
  4. 9. The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
  5. 11. The ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders
  6. 12. The supreme god of Islam
  7. 13. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
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  1. 1. A nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian, Syrian, or North African deserts
  2. 2. A person who believes in Islam
  3. 4. A high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries
  4. 5. A successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
  5. 7. A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death
  6. 10. A pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirements of the Five Pillars of Islam
  7. 11. "Holder of power", the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
  8. 13. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam