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Key Te r m s 3 4 3Gey Sinan (8)The indigenous Harari term for the language that they speak. It literallymeans “the language of the city.”Gullah (10)A creole vernacular that began on the western African coast and was developedby slaves on sea islands located off the coast of the U.S. Southeast. It combineselements of both African languages and English. Gullah became the vehicleof a unique culture that includes music, art, storytelling, and more.Hadith (1, 4, 7, 8)Traditions or reports of the sayings and doings of Muhammad. Each h a d i t hconsists of two parts, the i s n a d and the m a t n , that together reflect the earlystages of the oral transmission of the material attributed to the Prophet. S u n n iMuslims have come to accept six collections of h a d i t h texts as particularly authoritative,especially the two s a h i hs of al-Bukhari (810–870) and Muslim(817–875).Hafiz (8)A person who has memorized the entire text of the Qur’an in Arabic. In manyMuslim societies, children start learning the Qur’an at a young age, and thosewho succeed in memorizing it are also recognized in the community by variousmeans, including by parties thrown to mark the occasion of the completionof their studies.Hajj (1, 10)The annual pilgrimage to Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia) during themonth of Dhu’l-Hijja in the Islamic lunar calendar. The h a j j brings Muslimsfrom all around the world to worship together. It is the fifth of the Five Pillarsof Islam.Hanafi (1, 4)One of the four established S u n n i schools of Islamic jurisprudence (f i q h) . Its adherentstrace their origins to the renowned Muslim jurist Abu Hanifa (d. 767).Hanbali (1)One of the four established S u n n i schools of Islamic jurisprudence (f i q h) . I t sadherents trace their origins to the renowned Muslim jurist Ahmad ibn Hanbal(d. 855).Hanolato (8)See K u l u b