literally, “to surrender”; currently the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world with between 1 and 1.5 billion adherents.
What is Islam?
100
Arabic name for God; used by all Arabic- speaking Monotheists.
What is Allah?
100
birthplace of Muhammad; site of the Hajj; located in modern day Saudi Arabia.
What is Mecca?
100
Profession
What is Merchant?
100
prayer 5 times a day towards Mecca
What is Salat?
200
literally, “a struggle”, “a striving,” or “a great effort”; “the great jihad” refers to the individual’s struggles to overcome obstacles that keep a person from God; “the lesser jihad” is an exertion against oppression and tyranny.
What is jihad?
200
Prophet considered to be the last “messenger of God” by Muslims; received his first message from Allah in 610 CE.
What is Muhammad?
200
the ancient city of Yathrib to which Muhammad and his followers fled in 622 CE; became known as “The City of the Prophet”;located in modern-day Saudi Arabia and often transliterated as Medina.
What is Medina?
200
First wife
What is Khadija?
200
fasting during Ramadan
What is Sawm?
300
literally, “learned ones”; a new class of scholars that developed after Muhammad’s death who were responsible for leading the Muslim community
What is Ulama?
300
nomadic, pastoral tribal groups situated in the deserts areas of the Sinai, the Negev, and Arabia.
What is Bedouin?
300
Name two countries that have a Islam as religion.
What is Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt...?
300
623 CE
What is Muhammad's death?
300
Pilgrimage to Mecca
What is hajj?
400
Muslim community of believers
What is Ummah?
400
dominant tribe in Mecca at the time of Muhammad’s birth
What is Quraysh?
400
the word of God revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
What is Qur'an?
400
570 CE
What is Muhammad's birth?
400
"There is no God but God, Muhammad is his prophet"
What is Shahadah?
500
literally, “making one”; idea that God is complete Unity and Oneness and Unique from any other being or idea
What is Tawhid?
500
a complex ethnic group centered in the Middle East with membership based on genealogy, politics, or language; this label is independent from religious affiliation. People who had lived in ancient Arabia- not all are Muslim