Vocab
The highest ruler of Islam.
Caliph
Shahadah
(Belief/Faith)
holy war or struggle.
jihad
Muslim house of worship and prayer
Mosque
a market
souk
Salah
(Prayer)
two forms of literature
poems & short stories
the holiest city in the religion of Islam.
Mecca
the sacred book of the religion of
Islam
Qur'an
Zakah
(Charity)
popular artist from poetry
Omar Khayyam, The Rubaiyat
political and spiritual
leader of the people.
Muhammad
a journey to a sacred place
pilgrimage
Sawm
(Fasting)
examples of short stories from Muslim world
Aladdin, Sinbad, and Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
Muslims pray ___ times a day and must purify themselves by washing themselves before praying.
5
a code of laws for Muslims to abide
by in their daily lives.
Shariah
Hajj
(Pilgrimage)
most important contribution to Islamic architecture
mosques.
Muslim scientists improved THIS Greek invention, a tool used to chart the directions and locations on Earth through the stars.
ASTROLABE