people who move from place to place instead of settling permanently nomad a desert area that contains water oasis families of people related by blood or marriage clan in Islam, the name of God Allah belief in a single God monotheism a journey to a sacred place pilgrimage Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad Islam Follower of Islam Muslim Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) Hijrah Muslim holy book, which contains God's revelations to Muhammad Qur'an Islamic guide for proper living, based on the words and deeds of Muhammad Sunnah Building used for Muslim worship mosque the highest religious and political leader in a Muslim government caliph Muslim group the believe the caliph should always be a relative of the Prophet Muhammad Shi'a (Shiite) Muslim group that accepted Umayyads and the rule of elected caliphs Sunni the southwest tip of Europe, forming the present-day nations of Spain and Portugal Iberian Peninsula a system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of government bureaucracy Umayyad caliph who declared Arabic the language of the government for all Muslim lands Abd al-Malik a fighting force that is maintained in times of peace as well as war standing army Muslim Spain al-Andalus capital of the Umayyad kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula Cordoba ruler of Muslim Spain during whose reign Al-Andalus reached the height of it's power Abd-al-Rahman II soldier paid to fight mercenary Islam Vocabulary
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