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1) Nomad: a person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently.
8) Muslim: a person who follows the religion of Islam, accepting Allah as the only God.
9) Hijrah: the move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib in
A.D. 622.
10) Quran: the Muslim holy book, consisting of revelations from Allah that were collected
11) Sunnah: Muhammads words and deeds, which serve Muslims as a guide for proper
living.
12) Mosque: a building for Muslim worship, designed to face the city of Mecca.
14) Shia: a Muslim group that resisted the Umayyads rule, believing that the caliph should
15) Sunni: a member of the Muslim group that accepted the rule of the elected caliphs and