HIST 381A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Muawiyah I, Safavid Dynasty, Taqwa
3 Apr 2016
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Mu"min/mu"mina: a member of the faith, a believer (male/female) Imam: a leader of community or of prayer, in shi"i: has another connotation. Sunna prayer : extra prayer, a recommended but not required prayer. Ka ba: the monolith in mecca where muslims are supposed to go on a pilgrimage at least once in their lives. Sunna: the path of someone, later implies tradition of muhammad. Hadith: report of what muhammad did, said, approved or tacitly approved of. Sahih: sound, authentic, strong hadith (used to classify the chain of transmitters) Da if: unsound, inauthentic, weak hadith (used to classify the chain of transmitters) Khadija: first wife of muhammad, only mother of muhammad"s children (4 daughters) Abu bakr: first adult male convert to islam, first caliph (632-634), father of muhammad"s wife a"isha. Ali (ibn abu talib): first (young) male convert to islam, fourth caliph, cousin of muhammad, his father, abu talib, was the guardian and protector of muhammad.
