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6 Cards in this Set
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panic
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a sudden feeling of great fear
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disciplined
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in strict self-control and well-trained
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murder
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the unlawful killing of one person by another
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caliph
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a title that means "successor"; a ruler of the Muslim community, viewed as a successor of Muhammad
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Shi'a
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1) members called Shiites"
2) this Muslim group resisted the Umayyads' rule, believing that the caliph should be a relative of the prophet Muhammad 3) their sources of Islam include the Qur'an, Sunnah, and teachings of imams |
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Sunnis
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1) the Muslim group that did not resist the Umayyads' rule
2) they accepted the rule of the elected caliphs 3) they believed that any Muslim who follows Muhammad's example may be ruler 4) their sources of Islam are the Qur'an and Sunnah of Muhammad |