Five Pillars
Caliphs
Life of Muhammad
Political Islam
Islamic Culture
100
The Muslim profession of faith.
What is Shahada?
100
The Father-in-law of Muhammad who became the first caliph.
Who is Abu Bakr?
100
The birthplace of Muhammad.
What is Mecca?
100
The collective name given to the first four successors of Muhammad.
What is the Rashidun or Rightly-Guided Caliphs?
100
The author of a book titled Optics.
Who is Alhazen or Ibn-al-Haytham?
200
The obligation to pray five times daily in the direction of Mecca.
What is Salaat?
200
The Shias revere this caliph.
Who is Ali?
200
Muhammad's first wife.
Who is Khadija?
200
The group of Muslims who only accept Ali as the true successor to Muhammad.
Who are the Shias?
200
He brought Indian numerals to the Arab world and laid the foundation for algebra.
Who is Al-Khwarizmi?
300
Giving alms to the poor.
What is Zakat?
300
This caliph conquered parts of the Sassanid Empire and Syria and Lower Egypt.
Who is Umar?
300
The angel who visited Muhammad.
Who is Gabriel/Gibreel?
300
The group of Muslims who accept the Rashidun.
Who are the Sunnis?
300
A Muslim physician who wrote treatises on smallpox and measles.
Who is al-Razi?
400
The ritual fasting during the month of Ramadan.
What is Sawm?
400
He had the longest reign of the four rightly-guided caliphs.
Who is Uthman?
400
Muhammad fled to this city in 622 CE.
What is Yathrib or Medina?
400
The Ummayad Dynasty headquarters.
What is Damascus?
400
Known as "The Commentator."
Who is Ibn Rushd?
500
If physically and financially able, one is to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is Hajj?
500
This caliph began the Umayyad Dynasty.
Who is Mu' awiya?
500
The collection of stories about and sayings of Muhammad.
What is the Hadith?
500
The dynasty headquartered in Baghdad.
What is the Abbasid Dynasty?
500
Ibn Sina attempted to use the work of this philosopher to defend the Qu'ran.
Who is Aristotle?
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