Geography
The Islamic religion began in this location (not the city)...
What is the Arabian Peninsula.
Muhammad was born in this city
What is Mecca
The Islamic religion first started in this city
What is Mecca.
Muslims practice Salah this many times a day
What is 5 times a day
Followers of the Islamic faith are called this
What are Muslims.
The three continents that surrounded the Arabian Peninsula are...
What is Europe, Asia and Africa
As Muhammad got older, he worked as...
What is a merchant.
People believed in Muhammad when he shared messages from god because he had these traits
What is because he was known to be honest andd trustworthy.
Sawm is practiced during this holiday
What is Ramadan.
This term refers to Muhammad as he heard messages from god and shared them with his followers
What is a prophet.
How did people on the Arabian Peninsula live and why?
What is they were nomads searching for resources.
What happened to Muhammad and his parents when Muhammad was very young?
What is his parents died and he became an orphan.
Muhammad and his followers went to this city when they were kicked out of Mecca
What is Medina.
The Hajj is important for these reasons
What is that it is a demanding journey that follows the journey of Muhammad and allows Muslims to feel closer to Allah.
This is the name for the Islamic god
What is Allah.
How did the geography of the Arabian Peninsula allow the Islamic religion to spread so quickly?
What is because trade and travel were easy due to the connection to three continents and the fact that it was surrounded by 4 bodies of water
Muhammad's wife and first follower in his new faith was...
What is Khadijah.
When returning to Mecca, Muhammad takes over this. Why?
What is the Kah'ba because he wants to rededicate it to Allah.
Shahada is so important in the Islamic faith because...
What is it the declaration of faith saying that Allah is the only god and Muhammad is the messenger.
The messages sent down from Allah and shared by Muhammad are written in this
What is the Qur'an.
The way that people lived on the Arabian Peninsula allows the religion of Islam to spread so quickly because... (at least 2 reasons)
What is the nomadic lifestyle meant constant moving, people lived in clans, and markets were the center of social life.
Name 3 character traits that Muhammad know for
What is being honest, trustworthy and hardworking, and a problem solver.
These groups of people, in Mecca, did not like the new Islamic Faith. why? Name and explain 2 groups.
What is
Merchants- if people weren't coming to pray to all of the gods then they would trade in mecca
Rich people- didn't want to share their wealth
Clan leaders- were afraid that Muhammad would become to powerful
The main practices of Islam are called pillars for this reason
What is because they hold up the religion and are the structure of the beliefs and what to follow.
The difference between monotheism and polytheism is...
What is monotheism is the belief in only 1 god and polytheism is the belief in many gods.