China and Saudi Arabia
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- Saudi Arabia is the largest country without a river.Hajj is the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622 marked the founding of Islam.
- Eid-al-Fitr is a festival of Breaking the Fast at the end of fasting during certain religious holidays.
- Ramadan is considered the holiest Islamic month and it is believed that the holy scripture was given to the Prophet Muhammad during this time.
- An Abaya is a long black cloak worn by Muslim women in public.
- The Hisbah is the police force charged with enforcing Islamic morality.
- Qur'an is the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- Arabic is the official language of several countries of Northern Africa and the Middle East.
- An Absolute Monarchy is a system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost absolute power.
- The Sharia is an Islamic canonical law prescribing both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for law breaking.
- A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes is called a Pilgramage.
- Mecca is a city located in Western Arabia that is a ritual center of the Islamic Religion.
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