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 * 1) abu bakr trusted friend of Muhammad
 * 2) rightly guided caliphs men who had known Mohammad and later ruled the Muslim community
 * 3) umayyads came to power in 661 A.D.
 * 4) damascus capital city of the Umayyads dynasty
 * 5) ALi Fourth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, Mohammad's cousin and son in law
 * 6) hussaynAli's son, killed by Umayyads
 * 7) shia distinct group of Muslims descended from Ali
 * 8) sunni largest branch of Islam
 * 9) abbassids replaced the Umayyad dynasty in 750 A.D.
 * 10) Baghdad city in Iraq and center of Abbassid dynasty
 * 11) Mongols invaders of the Islamic empire who came from central Asia
 * 12) caravan people and animals moving goods and ideas across the deserts of Asia
 * 13) mecca trading city in western part of Arabian peninsula where Muhammad was born
 * 14) kabah ancient relgious shrine in Mecca
 * 15) khadijah wife of Muhammad
 * 16) Koran book containing revelations of Muhammad and means revelations
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">allah name of Islam's God
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">islam means to achieve peace through submission to God
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Muslims followers of Muhammad who were persecuted by people of Mecca
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Medinapeople of this city invited Muhammad to come to their city
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">hijrah move of Muhammad and his followers to Medina
 * 22) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Mecca became center of Islamic religion
 * 23) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">fasting duty to not eat between dawn and dusk during Ramadan
 * 24) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Ramadan Holy month for Muslims
 * 25) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">hajj pilgrimage to Mecca