The Origins of Islam
I am the city built on a spring of water that was an answered prayer to Hagar.
What is Mecca
I influenced the development of the Arabic language.
What is the Qur'an
I have to pass a rigorous test before I can practice my skill
What is a doctor in Baghdad
I am one of Islam's most revered sites
What is the Dome of the Rock
I am Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina
I am the hegira
I made Arabic the official language and coinage uniform throughout the empire.
What is the Umayyads
I am a beautifully styled writing
What is calligraphy
I am a building for Muslim worship
What is a mosque
I am a religion that means "achieving peace through the submission to God"
What is Islam
Our name means "followers of the Sunna" or "way of the Prophet"
Who are the Sunnis
I am a collection of 4-lined poems
What is the Rubaiyat
We were nomadic Arab peoples
Who are the bedouins
I am the name for the god of Islam
What is Allah
For these people, only the imams can interpret the Qur'an.
Who are the Shia
I am a tall tower from which the faithful are called to prayer
What are minarets
I am a harsh land with a vast desert interior
What is the Arabian Peninsula
I was the first caliph.
Who is Abu Bakr
We seek a mystical, personal relationship with God
We produced works in several languages
What are Muslim poets
The Abbasids relocated the capital of the calliphate to
What is Baghdad