Rise of Islam
The religion of Islam originated in this peninsula
Arabian
This is the Islamic word for God.
Allah
Islam comes from the Arabic word for this.
Submission
In 632 Muhammad died and his successors were given this title.
Caliph
The First Pillar of Islam requires Muslims to do this to show their faith.
Declare
The Arabian Peninsula has this type of climate
Desert
The messages that Muhammad claimed he received from Allah were collected in this holy book of Islam.
Qura'n
What is a follower of Islam is called?
Muslims
These followers of Islam did not believe that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.
Sunni
How many Pillars of Islam are there?
5
Muhammad was born in this city in 570 AD.
Mecca
Muhammad’s message was resisted in Mecca and he was forced to flee to this nearby city.
Medina
Term for the Islamic system of law that developed from interpretations of the Quran.
Sharia
These followers of Islam believed that only the descendants of Muhammad should be caliphs.
Shia
The Fourth Pillar requires Muslims to do this from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
Fast
Muhammad was troubled by the sale of these in Mecca.
Idols
Muhammad and his follower’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is called this.
The Second Pillar of Islam requires Muslims to do this five times a day.
Pray
These followers of Islam spent their time fasting, praying and teaching about Islam throughout the Islamic Empire.
Sufis
Term for the Fifth Pillar requirement that all Muslims visit Mecca once.
Hajj
The messages that Muhammad believed he received from Allah became the basis of this religion.
Islam
When he was forty-years old, Muhammad claimed that this angel told him to recite God’s word.
Gabriel
The Third Pillar of Islam requires Muslims to give donations to this every year.
Charity
This is the name for an Islamic House of Worship.
Mosque
The messages that Muhammad claimed he received from Allah were collected in this holy book of Islam.
Qura'n