Introduction
Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
Holy Book of Islam
What is the Qur'an?
The first caliph
Who is Abu Bakr?
Before Islam, the people of Arabia were this (hint: means worshipping more than one god)
What is polytheistic?
A Muslim's place of worship
What is a Mosque?
The Arabs trace their beginnings to Abraham through this man
Who is Ishmael?
The five basic religious practices that all Muslims practice
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
What is jihad?
What is successor?
What are physicians?
Desert herdsmen who lived a nomadic lifestyle
Who are Bedouins?
When Muslims pray, they pray toward this city
What is Mecca?
This word refers to Muhammad's flight to Medina from Mecca (Hint: word means flight)
What is the Hegira?
This caliphate overthrew the Umayyad caliphate
Who is the Abbasid caliphate?
Omar Khayyam was renowned in this form of literature
What is poetry?
This word means Submission (to the will of Allah)
What is Islam?
When Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca, they are visiting this former shrine to hundreds of idols (Hint: Black stone)
What is the Ka'bah?
This city became Muhammad's center of power while he was exiled from his home city
What is Medina?
The spread of Islam into Western Europe was stopped at this battle
What is the Battle of Tours?
The art of beautiful writing
What is calligraphy?
This word means Submitter (to Allah)
What is Muslim?
This angel revealed Allah's words to Muhammad
Who is Gabriel?
Founder of the Abbasid caliphate
Who is Abbas?
This caliphate allowed for non-Arabs to hold government positions
What is the Abbasid caliphate?
Best example of Muslim architecture (Hint: Also a place of worship)
What are Mosques?