Muhammads successors spread Islam
Who was the first Caliph?
Abu Bakr
What are the majority of Muslims?
Sunni
Who came to power in 750?
The Abbasids
What was the leading city before Baghdad?
Damascus
How many times does a Muslim pray a day?
5
What year did Abu Bakr become Caliph
In 632
Who believed Muslims should follow Muhammad's example?
Sunni
Where did they move the capital?
Baghdad
Who was at the top of the social class?
People that were born Muslims.
How do you become a Muslim?
testify the statement of faith three times in front of a witness
What does the word Jihad mean?
Striving or the inner struggle against evil.
What group though that all Muslim rulers should be descended from Muhammed?
Shi’a
Who claimed descent over Muhammad’s daughter?
Fatimad
Who was in the second class?
Converts to Muslim.
How many times must you complete the Hajj?
Why was it so easy to defeat the Byzantine and sassanid empires?
Their military’s were exhausted
What caused the division of Muslims?
The Umayyads abandoned the simple life.
What language did they use for trade?
Arabic
What did the Qur’an say about women?
“Men are the managers of the affairs of women”
When do you fast?
During Ramadan
What year did Abu Bakr die?
634
In what year did the civil war start?
656
What is a sakk?
Bank check
Who did Muslim women have more rights than at the time?
European, Indian, and Chinese women
What is an alm?
Money for the poor through a special religious tax