Vocab
What is the definition of Arabic?
The language of South Asia and northern Africa.
What is a muslim?
A follower of the Islamic religion.
What is a Mosque?
A muslim place of worship.
Who was Muhammad?
The leader of the Islamic religion. Their prophet.
What does Shahad mean?
The Testimony.
What does Islam mean?
A religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad.
What is Islam?
A muslim religion.
What is a Shrine?
A holy place in the Islamic religion.
How did trade help trade Islam?
When merchants came from other places, they heard the word of Allah.
What does Zakat mean?
Means Purification.
What is the definition of fasting?
Part of a religious act/sacrifice where you don't eat for a day or more.
How many Gods do muslims believe in?
They believe in one God.
Name 2 holy places or things.
Shrine
Mosque
Kaaba
Quran
How did art help with spreading Islam?
As muslim artists made their colorful art, they helped spread Islam by painting holy places since they couldn't paint their holy idols.
What does Sawm mean?
Means Fasting.
What does prophet mean?
A person regarded as an inspired teacher of the will of God.
How did Islam start?
By the angel that came to Muhammad and told him to believe in Allah.
What is the name of the Holy Book?
Qur'an
How did Muhammad get followers?
By telling his wife first, then telling friends, and other slaves. Then slowly the word went around.
How does Hajj work?
Muslims have to travel to Mecca by any means.
What does Allah mean?
It means God in Arabic, in the Islamic religion.
What was the name of the messenger angel?
Angel Gabriel.
What achievements did they create that we use today?
Number system, Algebra, Chemistry, Navigation, Banking, Education, Chess, Literature.
What do muslims believe in?
They believe in only one God, that God is Allah, and Allah is God. But only one God.
How many times do you have to pray following Salat?
They need to pray 5 times a day.