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Arabia's most important city
Mecca
Approx. 1.5 billion followers worldwide
Islam
Holy book of Islam
Qur'an
This is how many times a day do Islamic followers pray a day
5
Another word for successor
Caliph
Belief that anyone could be caliph
Sunni
In other words a religious journey
Pilgremige
A teacher inspired by the teachings of God
Prophet
A muslim place of worship
Mosque
Muslims' look to the Sunna to guide these things
Behaviors
Appointed caliph after Muhammad's death
Abu Baker
Belief that only descendents from Muhammad's family could be caliph
Shi'ite
Groups that believed they shared a common ancestor
Clans
He was intelligent, honest and kind
Muhammad
Actions attributed to Muhammad
Sunna
According to the Qur'an the noblest people are
The most God fearing
The Muslim's face these two great superpowers in the region
Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire
A system of government with specialized departments
Bureaucracy
Much of the Arabian peninsula only receives 3-5 inches of this yearly
Rain
He appeared to Muhammad in the cave
The Angel Gaberiel
An islamic teacher
Imam
Qur'an strongly warns of this day
Day of Judgement
Instead of being persecuted for their beliefs, they were allowed to follow their own religious customs, with some restrictions. Name two
Jews and Christians
Hired soldiers
Mercenaries
Another name for the early nomadic herders in Arabia
Bedouins
In 622 Muhammad's escape from Mecca was called this
Hijrah
The Qur'an and the Sunna form the basic of Islamic law which is called
Shari'a
This can refer to either a specific account of Muhammad's words, and actions or to all the accounts in general
Hadith
Two of the three reasons people converted for practical gain
Social, Political and Economic gains
They moved the capital to Baghdad
Abbasids