Muhammad
What angel spoke to Muhammad?
Gabriel
Followers of Islam are known as what?
Muslim
Holy war against non-Muslims is known as...?
Jihad (internal religious struggle against sin)
True or False. Muslims believe Jesus is God.
False. They believe he was a profound teacher and prophet, but not a diety.
The Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate/Empire
Damascus
Muhammad's move to Mecca was known as the what?
Hegira
Hajj
- Qur'an
- Hadith
- Psalms/Bible
People who are non-believers of Islam are known as what?
Infidels
What part of the Bible does the Qur'an contradict?
The Old Testament
The Capital of the Abbassid Caliphate/Empire
Baghdad
Name the battle whose victory Muhammad saw as divine approval of his religious teachings.
The Battle of Badr
The Holy month in Islam is known as...?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam
Ramadan
belief in Allah as the ONLY God and that Muhammad is Allah's messenger, daily prayers, almsgiving (giving back $$), fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca
What Frankish (French) general, prevented the Islamic advancement in western Europe? What was he known as?
True or False. The Qur'an and the Bible are viewed as equally true religious texts.
False.
The Capital of the Byzantine Empire is...?
Constantinople
In Mecca, Muhammad used to help run a mosque with his family known as what?
The Ka'bah
Islamic law is called what in Islam?
Sharia
What group of people in western Europe stopped the spread of Islam?
Franks
Converts to Islam have the option to covert back to their original religion if they so desire.
No. They will either be banished to hell or killed
What empire was defeated by Muslim forces in 637?
Sassanid Empire
What was the final destination of Muhammad's flight?
Medina
Name the Islamic leader of the Sunni Muslims and the Islamic leaders if the Shiite Muslims.
Sunni - Caliph
Shiite - Imam
An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies...
Greek Fire
Which Empire was predominantly Christian during the rise of the Islamic caliphate/empire?
Byzantine
True or False. Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula
True!