Five Pillars
Five.
Muhammad was born in this city.
Mecca
The Quran is...
Holy book of Islam
The region of Arabia is lacking in this vital resource.
Water.
The belief in a single god.
Monotheism
The profession of Faith, the first pillar of Islam.
Shahadah
What Muhammad lost in his early childhood.
His parents.
A siege is...
(answer varies, but something like) surrounding a city, cutting it off from the outside.
The people of the Middle East would travel from these vital wells as they travel across the desert.
Oasis (Oasies)
The title of one who "surrenders to God"
Muslim
The location and object to which Muslims pray every day.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The name of the Angel who is said to have given Muhammad the message from Allah.
Gabriel
Bringing the word to the people.
Prophet
The Middle East is also called this as it is surrounded by water on at least three sides.
The Arabian Peninsula.
About what percentage of the world today is Muslim?
25%
Muslims may not do this while observing Sawm.
Eat food or drink anything other than water during daylight hours.
Why did the merchants of Mecca not like Muhammad's message? (Give three reasons)
Answer varies (Wealth, Poor, Tourism, Polytheism).
Refusing to do business because of political reasons.
Boycott
Before the time of Muhammad, most people of the Middle East lived this lifestyle, wandering from place to place following herds or water.
Nomad (Nomadic)
Why does the month of Ramadan move?
(Answer Varies - 10 days shorter/Lunar Calendar or Different Calendar)
Give the names of each pillar and describe what each one does (100 points per).
Shahadah (Confession/Surrender to God), Salat (daily prayer), Zakat (charity), Sawm (Ramadan), Hajj (travel to Mecca)
The name of Muhammad's great love and one of the first converts to Islam.
Khadijah
A pilgrimage
Travelling to a holy place, usually tracing the steps of a holy person.
Used for trade and travel, what major sea is shared by the Middle East, Europe, Africa AND Asia?
Mediterranean Sea.
Why is the Kaaba considered holy?
It is said to be built by Adam and Abraham (some of the first followers of God).