Muhammad
A part of his childhood that influenced his faith growing up with out parents.
What is an orphan
name of the Islamic holy book
What is the Quran
The first caliph who takes over after the death of Muhammad.
Who is Abu Bakr
founds the Ottoman state in 1300 building a small Muslim state in Anatolia
Who is Osman
This intellectual center in Baghdad served as a major library, translation institute and academy to preserve Islamic history.
What is the House of Wisdom.
name of the house of worship
What is a mosque
The Migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib would help Islam grow.
What is the hijra?
57 day siege leads to the conquering of this city.
What is Constantinople
Who is Ibn Sina
The angel that gave the message to Muhammad
Who is Gabriel or (Jabreel)
third pillar of Islam to help the less fortunate
What is giving alms
This major trade route provided Muslim merchants, scholars and missionaries to travel, settle, interact with other people and spread the faith.
What is the silk road?
The Ottoman empire spanned three continents
What is Europe, Asia and Africa?
This brass instrument adapted and refined by Muslim astronomers was used to measure the position of the stars and planets to tell time and help explorers navigate the seas.
What is an Astrolabe.
He is persecuted and not popular for teaching about a faith with one god.
What is monotheism?
the fifth pillar requiring all Muslims to make this trip if physically and financially able to do so.
What is a hajj
The conflict over who should lead Islam after the death of Muhammad led to the split of the faith into these two different groups of Muslims.
What are Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
A key outcome of the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514 creates the border between these two nations.
What is Iran and Iraq.
Elegant writing created by Muslim scholars.
What is Calligraphy.
Where he received his first revelation
What is the Cave of Hira
The Islamic body of law
What is Sharia
The Primary language used to help spread the faith
What is Arabic
As Ottomans conquered other people and lands they let those they conquered worship freely.
What is religious freedom
Developed by Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi whose name gives us the word algorithm this branch of math deals with symbols and the rules for manipulating them.
What is Algebra.