The prophet Muhammad
this was the Arabian city in which Muhammad was born.
What is Mecca?
The name that the followers of Islam call themselves...
What are Muslims?
This is the Holiest City in all of Islam, the sight of the world famous Ka'aba...
What is Mecca?
This is the name for the successor or Leader of Islamic society
What is the Caliph?
these are local Muslim houses of worship
what are Mosques?
This was Muhammad's occupation before he was called by Allah as a prophet.
what is a traveling merchant/trader?
this is the English meaning to the Arabic word 'Islam'
What is "submission (to God)"?
after getting persecuted by the pagans of Mecca, Muhammad and his followers flee to this city.
What is Medina?
Muhammad's Father-in-law who had defended Muhammad from the earliest days. He was later elected to take over after the death of the prophet.
Who was Abu Bakr?
An annual pilgrimage to Mecca that all able-bodied Muslims are required by Allah to make at least once in their life.
What is the Hajj?
This was the name of the archangel that delivered Allah's initial message to Muhammad in the cave
who is Gabriel (Jibril)
This is the Name of the monotheistic God of Islam.
Who is Allah?
This modern day country encompasses the land that Muhammad grew up and preached in.
What is Saudi Arabia
He was a harsh authoritarian Islamic ruler. He is the man most famous for ordering the Qur'an to be collected into one Book
Who is Uthman ibn Affan?
This Arabic term means “chapter” in the Qur’an.
What is a Surah
She was Muhammad’s first wife who was also the first believed his message.
Who is Khadijah?
This is the name of the Holy book of Islam
What is the Qur'an (Koran)?
this large cube-shaped building in Mecca is used by Muslims to worship Allah
what is the Ka'aba?
He was the personal scribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, serving as the chief recorder of the Quranic text
Who is Zaid? (Zāyd bin Thābit)
These collections of sayings of Muhammad written down by his followers serve as moral and religious guidance for Muslims today
What are Hadith
This is the Event that Muslim societies base their calendar off of. Think the Islamic version of BC/AD...
What is the Hijra?
This Islamic concept explains away the apparent contradictions between different passages that are given in the Qur'an
What is abrogation?
After the death of Muhammad, this formally Christian area of the world fell to the Islamic expansion
What is North Africa?
This blood relative was both Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law. Many Muslims believed that he should take over after Muhammad and thus brought about the creation of Shia and Sunni Islam.
Who is Ali? (Ali ibn Abi Talib )
When Islam takes over a land, they impose this tax upon all non-muslims.
What is the Jizya?