World History: 11. The Islamic World and South Asia, Lessons 1–2

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  1. oasis
    a fertile tract in a desert
    An oasis is a place in a desert where water can be found, usually from a spring.
  2. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home
    Some were nomads. They had no fixed homes.
  3. prophet
    someone who speaks by divine inspiration
    A prophet is a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger to bring truth to the people.
  4. revelation
    communication by a divine or supernatural agency
    He said that he had received revelations, truths from God.
  5. oppose
    be against
    Muhammad began to win believers, but many Meccans opposed Islam.
  6. expand
    become larger in size or volume or quantity
    United by Islam, Arabs preached their religion and expanded their rule across Southwest Asia and to many other parts of the world.
  7. hajj
    a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a religious duty for Muslims
    The Quran instructs every Muslim to make the hajj, or pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, at least once, if possible.
  8. mosque
    a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
    A Muslim house of worship is called a mosque.
  9. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    The Sunnah provides Muslims with guidelines for living a proper life. It also helps believers interpret difficult parts of the Quran.
  10. submission
    the feeling of patient humbleness
    The word Islam means "submission" in Arabic.
Created on Thu Jul 01 14:52:52 EDT 2021 (updated Thu Jul 08 15:09:20 EDT 2021)

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