Pilgrimage to Mecca / one of the five pillars of Islam
What is the Hajj?
100
Nomadic people living in the Arabian deserts.
What are Bedouins?
100
The peninsula from which Muhammad & his religion of Islam come.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
100
How many times a day must Muslims pray?
Five
100
Though he wrote over 450 books on many subjects his most famous works are The Book of Healing, a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and The Canon of Medicine
Who was Avicenna ? or ibn Sina?
200
I testify that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet."
What is the Shahada or Testimony of the Faith?
200
A Muslim leader of prayer meetings in Mosques.
What is an Imam?
200
The Three holiest cities of the Islamic faith.
What are Mecca, Medina, & Jerusalem?
200
The "sayings" or "quotes" that expand the
Qur'an and are traceable to Muhammad
what are the Hadith
200
the name of the angel, according to Muslims, that appeared to and spoke to Muhammad?
Who was Gabriel?
300
the two main branches if Islam. They separated over a conflict over succession of leadership.
Sunni and Shia
300
The first of Muhammad's 16 wives and the first to believe his message
Who was Khadija?
300
Sept. 24, 622 AD, this date marks the "flight" of Muhammad's believers from Mecca to Medina and the beginning of the Muslim Calendar.
What is the Hijra or Hegira?
300
The month Muslims must fast during daylight hours.
What is Ramadan?
300
Although this small building once housed the statues and idols of many gods, it is now the holiest shrine of Islam.
What is the Kaaba?
400
A Muslim house of worship
What is a mosque?
400
Who was Muhammad?
The founder of Islam / Prophet of Islam
400
Conquered in 711 by Muslims from North Africa this European nation remained under Muslim domination for more than 700 years.
Spain
400
These two Biblical religions are considered "ahl dhimmi al kitab" or "People of the Book"
What are Judaism & Christianity?
400
Following the first four Caliphs, this was the first dynasty to rule over an Islamic Empire. Its capital was Damascus in modern-day Syria.
the Ummayad Dynasty
500
The holy book of Islam. It is supposed to be a "recitation" of God's message to Muhammad
What is the Qu'ran?
500
the first 4 Successors after Muhammad for leadership of the Muslim community / empire
What is a Caliph?
500
This battle in 732 AD saw Charles Martel and his Christian knights stop the Muslim invasion of Europe.
What is the Battle of Tours
500
These repeating designs using calligraphy, or floral or geometric designs are prevalent in Islamic art.
What are "arabesques?"
500
There are more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide, this nation has the largest population of Muslims in any one country.