What is the name of the man who brought the new religion of Islam to Arabia?
Muhammad
100
According to the followers of Islam, what is the First Pillar of Islam?
"Saying that there is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet."
100
What is a wet, fertile area in a desert?
Oasis
100
What is a journey to a sacred place?
Pilgrimage
100
What is a narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer?
Minaret
200
Muhammad's departure from Mecca from Medina is known as the ____________ .
Hegira
200
What is the Second Pillar of Islam?
Praying 5 times a day
200
What is a group of traders that travel together?
Caravan
200
What is a building of Muslim prayer?
Mosque
200
__________________ is decorative writing.
Calligraphy
300
After Muhammad's death, ___________________ was chosen to be the next leader of Islam.
Abu Bakr
300
What is the Third Pillar of Islam?
Giving to the poor and needy
300
A follower of Islam is called a ___________ .
Muslim
300
What is the title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam? (In Arabic, it means "successor.")
Caliph
300
The ________ were Muslims who thought that only Muhammad's descendants could become caliphs or the highest leaders of Islam.
Shia
400
_______________ were slave soldiers who converted to Islam and became fierce warriors.
Janissaries
400
What is the Fourth Pillar of Islam?
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan
400
Muslims believe that Muhammad received messages from God. These messages were collected in a book called the __________ .
Qur'an
400
In Islam, ___________ means "to make an effort or to struggle."
Jihad
400
The _____________ did not think that caliphs or the highest leaders in Islam had to be related to Muhammad.
Sunni
500
What year was Muhammad born in Mecca?
c. 570
500
What is the Fifth Pillar of Islam?
Traveling to Mecca at least once on a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).
500
Fill in the 4 blanks:
In Arabic, Islam means __ _______ __ ____.
to submit to God.
500
The __________ refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims. It guides Muslim's behavior.
Sunnah
500
The Muslim belief that one can find God's love by having a personal relationship with God is ______________ .