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Islam |
n. name of the religion, Abrahamic religion |
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Muslim |
n. person who follows the religion of Islam |
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Islamic |
adj. used to describe things related to religion/ culture, not people |
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Quran (Koran) |
explains all that man needs to know in order to live a normal and spiritual life |
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Sura |
chapters within the Quran, arranged in descending order of length |
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Hadith |
the 'traditions' or 'sayings' relating to the life of Muhammad, next in importance after the Quran as a source of guidance |
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anthropomorphic |
described or thought of as having a human form or attributes ascribing human characteristics to non-human things |
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Kaaba |
black-draped windowless cube in Mecca believed to have been built by Abraham that contains the Black Stone said to have been given to Abraham by the Angel Gabriel |
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Hijra |
name for Muhammad's journey to the city of Medina (formerly Yathrib) where he became a religious and political leader, marks the first year of the Muslim Era |
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Hajj |
the pilgrimage to Mecca that must be performed at least once in the lifetime of every Muslim according to the fifth pillar of Islam
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Masjid |
Arabic word for mosque |
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Qibla |
direction faced in prayer |
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mihrab |
concave prayer niche in the qibla wall, containslamp imagery, focal point of any mosque |
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minbar |
where the Imamgives his sermon from, never stands on top step, on qibla wall |
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prayer chamber |
next room in the mosque after the courtyard, must take off your shoes and coveryour head |
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ablution fountain |
where people washthemselves before they go to pray |
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portal |
fancy word for door |
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plinth |
elevated, steps to the mosque |
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minaret |
tower where someone would give the call toprayer, visual marker of a mosque |
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Shia |
“party of Ali” – believe all successors must berelated to Muhammed |
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Sunni |
believe successors should be chosen by elders |
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Caliph/ Caliphate |
'successor' in Arabic/ area under the rule of the caliph |
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hypostyle hall |
large room with supporting columns |
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mosaic |
the arrangement of ceramic tile to create a design |
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stucco |
fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations |
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Dar al-Islam |
house/abode of Islam/peace, term that refers to those countries where Muslims can practice their religion as the ruling sect |
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Dar al-Harb |
abode of war, term classically referring to those countries where the Muslim law is not in force |
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blue and white ware |
porcelain, blue is the only color that could withstand the high temperatures |
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lusterware |
porcelain/ ceramics, combination of metal oxides makes it look gold |
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Arabic |
the language of the Arabs, spoken by some 150 million people throughout the Middle East and North Africa |
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calligraphy |
decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering, highest form of art |
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illumination |
decoration on pages of a manuscript |
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spolia |
reusing earlier building material or decorative sculpture to make new structures |
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architectural palimpsest |
structure that has been modified over time |