Five Pillars of Faith
Mohammad's Life
Law and Jurisprudence
Dynasties
Art and Culture
100
What is the common term for identifying the five staples of Islamic life?
The Five Pillars of Faith
100
Who is the prophet of Islam?
Mohammad
100
What was the name of the head tax all non-muslims had to pay?
Jizya
100
What were the three primary Islamic empires?
Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
100
Islamic art mostly featured which types of shapes?
Geometric shapes
200
What pillar of faith includes a pilgrimage to Mecca to receive ultimate forgiveness of sins?
Hajj
200
Who was Mohammad visited by?'
The angel Gabriel.
200
What was the name of the Islamic law?
Shariah
200
Osman 1 was the sultan for which great Islamic empire?
The Ottoman Empire
200
What was an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration.
Arabesques
300
What is pillar that includes Ramadan?
Sawm
300
Who was Mohammad's first wife?
Khadijah
300
What religious text set the rights, the responsibilities and the rules for people and for societies to adhere to
The Qu'ran
300
Suleiman the Magnificient was a leader of which great Islamic empire?
The Ottoman Empire.
300
What is the art of writing beautifully is called?
Calligraphy
400
What does the pillar of Zakat include?
Support of the needy
400
Who was Mohammad's successor?
Abu Bakr
400
What were the two groups of Muslims called?
Shia and Sunni
400
What was the official language of the Safavid Empire?
Persian
400
Mosques are a great example of what type of Islamic art?
Architecture
500
What pillar of faith that states that Mohammad is the messenger?
Shahada
500
During Mohammad's year of sorrows, his wife as well as which other family member passed away?
His uncle.
500
What is the jihad?
It means military exertion against non-believer combatants who insulted Islam
500
Who led the Safavid Empire's army to capture the city of Kandahar during the Safavid-Mughal War?
Shah Abbas II
500
What is the most sacred Muslim site in the world?
The Kaaba
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