Islam Core Beliefs
The person considered the founder and prophet of Islam.
The person considered the founder and prophet of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
The title for the successor who led the Muslim community after Muhammad's death.
What is a Caliph?
This large library and research center in Baghdad became central to the period of intellectual flourish.
What is the House of Wisdom?
Why does Ramadan start at a different time every year?
It follows the lunar calendar
Where did Islam begin?
The Arabian Peninsula
During this holy month, Muslims fast (refrain from food and drink) from sunrise to sunset.
What is Ramadan?
This language became the common tongue of trade, study, and communication, helping to unify people across diverse cultures.
What is Arabic?
Who was known for developing algebra and influencing mathematics?
Al-Khwarizmi
This city was a major market and religious center before Islam began, primarily because of the Kaaba.
What is Mecca?
Muhammad was born in Mecca and worked in which type of job before becoming a prophet?
Caravan trader who traveled across deserts
The holy book of Islam that teaches there is only one God, Allah, and calls for honesty and kindness.
What is the Quran?
The Islamic Empire was on which 3 continents?
What are Africa, Europe, and Asia
The scholar who wrote a famous medical encyclopedia that was influential in Europe for centuries.
Who is Ibn Sina?
They moved the capital to Damascus
The Umayyad Caliphate
Which city became the spiritual center of Islam?
Mecca
The Pillar that requires giving part of one's income to help the poor and support the community.
What is Charity (Zakat)?
This city became the political, academic, and commercial heart of the Islamic world during the Abbasid Caliphate.
What is Baghdad?
How did Muslim scholars preserve ancient knowledge?
They translated Greek and Roman works into Arabic
The being who, according to Muslim belief, delivered messages from God to Muhammad in a cave outside Mecca.
What is the angel Gabriel?
Which geographic feature most helped Muslim traders and armies expand?
The Mediterranean Sea
This Pillar requires traveling to Mecca at least once in life, if healthy and able.
What is Pilgrimage (Hajj)?
The map on page 7 shows the Islamic Empire taking territory from this major Christian empire, particularly the regions of Syria and Egypt, by 750 CE.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Who founded the House of Wisdom?
Who is Caliph al-Ma’mun?
They overthrew the Umayyads and built a new capital at Baghdad
The Abbasid Caliphate
What city became a major center of learning during the Abbasid Caliphate?
Damascus