Islam
The main deity in Islam
Who is Allah?
The name of the peninsula where Mecca is located
What is the Arabian peninsula?
The year Muhammad was born
When was 570 CE?
The center of worship in Mecca that was originally built holding more than 300 deities
What is the Kaaba?
The city that Muhammad and his followers fled to
The main messenger of Allah in Islam, who lived in Mecca
Who is Muhammad?
The port nearest Mecca
What is Jeddah Port?
The year Muhammad received his first revelation
When was 610 CE?
The well-known freshwater spring that Mecca was centered around
What is the Zam Zam?
Spices most frequently used
What is Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, and Cloves?
The first part of the declaration of faith to Islam and Allah
What is the Tawhid?
The main landscape features of the Arabian peninsula
The year Muhammad and his followers fled Mecca
When was 622 CE?
The deities who represented power and courage, fertility, and destiny/fate and death
Who were Al-Uzza, Al-Lat, and Manat
Popular animals who were drought resistant
What are camels, goats, and sheep?
The angel who spoke to Muhammad during the Revelations
Who is Gabriel?
The seasonal river valley where Mecca is located
What is the Wadi Ibrahim?
The year Muhammad began building Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet’s Mosque)
When was 622 CE?
The clan of the Quraysh that Muhammad was a part of
Who were the Hashim?
Travelling groups of merchants, pilgrims, and animals who fostered trade between various cities and settlements
What are caravans?
The location Muhammad went to in order to receive the revelations
Where is the Cave of Hira in Jabal al-Nour?
The region of mountains in the Arabian peninsula where Mecca is located
What are the Hejaz Mountains?
What are the Sarawat Mountains?
The year Muhammad and his followers returned to Mecca
When was 630 CE?
The practice of praying to multiple gods
What is polytheism?
Modern day countries that, by most definitions, comprise the Arabian peninsula
What are the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait?