Origins of Islam
According to Muslim belief, Muhammad was praying in a cave when he had a revelation in which he was told to do this.
What is to preach that there was one true God.
Islam’s most sacred text
What is the Quran
This term refers to the ruler of a Muslim state
What is a caliph?
The way Bedouin nomads live.
What is they move from place to place with their animals?
Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca.
What is the hajj?
Shias think this group should succeed Muhammad
Who are relatives of Muhammad?
The goal of the Hijra
What was to escape persecution.
The mosque and minaret are mostly closely associated with this Pillar of Islam
What is praying five times a day?
The majority of Muslims are this.
Who are Sunnis?
The earliest settlements on the Arabian peninsula grew up here.
What was near oases in the Hijaz?
The rules for proper conduct by Muslims
What is Sharia
This group established the first Muslim dynasty.
Who are the Ummayads?
Muhammad changed this about the Kaaba
What is Muhammad turned it into an Islamic holy site?
Based on accounts by people who knew Muhammad.
What is the Sunnah?
This factor helped spread Islam.
What is merchants carried the faith to new lands?