Vocabulary For S.s Test

VOCABULARY FOR SS TEST Nomad- people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place Caravans- A single file of vehicles or pack animals Sedentary- abiding in one place; not migratory Bartering- To trade goods or services without the exchange of money Caliph- a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad Hadith- a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions Almsgiving-a person who gives money or food to the poor or needy Ramadan- the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during the ninth month of the Muslim calendar Qur’an- The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad Sunnah- the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad Shahadah- the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger” Salat- prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam Zakat- a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam

Siyam-fasting.4th pillar Hajj- the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam Jihad- a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal