Vocab
The Holy Book of Islam
What is the Qur'an?
The meaning of the word Allah and the language it is in
What is "the god" and Arabic?
The year Muhammad was born
What is around 570?
The second pillar of Islam
What is Salah or praying five times a day?
True or False:
The rulers of Mecca supported Muhammad's teachings and wanted them to spread
What is false?
A building for Muslims to pray in
What is a Mosque?
A prophet who brought a different religion to the people of Arabia
Who is Muhammad?
The year that marks the start of the Islamic calendar
What is AD 622?
The pillar of Islam that is "Giving to the poor and needy"
What is Zakat or the third pillar of Islam?
Where Islam spread from Mecca
What is Medina?
A place where people worship a saint or god
What is a shrine?
What Muslims believe fasting shows
What is a good way to show that God is more important than one's body?
The year that Muhammed died and Islam started spreading
What is AD 632?
The fourth pillar of Islam
What is Sawm or fasting during the holy month of Ramadan?
Where Islam spread from Medina
What is the rest of Arabia?
Refers to the way that Muhammed lived
What is Sunnah?
The subject in the Qu'ran that has to do with "to make an effort or to struggle"
What is Jihad?
When Muhammad started to spread his message
What is AD 613?
True or False:
Muslims must pray five times a day
What is True?
True or False:
After spreading Islam to Arabia Mecca gave up fighting Muhammad and accepted Islam as their religion
What is true?
Refers to inner struggle that people go through in order to obey god?
What is Jihad?
True or false:
Most people in Arabia believe in only one god
What is False?
They believe in many different gods.
When Muhammad and his followers left Mecca for Medina
True or False:
The first pillar of Islam is Hajj
What is false?
Correct answer: Shahadah
The journey that Muhammad took from Medina and Mecca to gain new followers
What is Hegira?