Pillars of the Muslim Faith
_____ is when followers of the Islamic faith make their pilgrimage, or trip, to Mecca, the holy city.
Answer: Hajj
Muslims believe that a man named _________, about the age of 40, is meditating in a cave when he is visited by an angel.
Answer: Muhammad
In the Middle East, the first caliphate (or kingship) was the apart of the ______ Empire/Caliphate.
Answer: Umayyad
Islamic mathematicians helped develop the type of math now known as _____.
Answer: Algebra
Islam is currently the second largest world religion with nearly _________% of the world’s population.
Answer: 25%
_______ is paying a charity tax to help the needy
Answer: Zakat
This angel, _______, gave Muhammad instructions on faith and how he should pray and worship.
Answer: Gabriel
The Umayyad Empire believed that only _____ people should practice Islam.
Answer: Arab
Some of the world’s first ______ schools were created under Islamic rule.
Answer: Medical
The Sunni are the vast majority of Muslims, about _________% of the Muslim population and span the entire globe.
Answer: 85%
_______ is praying five times a day.
Answer: Salat
Although many Muslims believe in the existence of Jesus, they believed that Muhammad was their most important _________.
Answer: Prophet
The Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik, made Arabic the official _____ and ______ of the empire.
Answer: Language and Currency (money)
In the art world, Islamic architecture was incredibly important. A lot of time and work was spent on building beautiful ______, or places to worship.
Answer: Mosques
The largest Muslim population resides in _________, with over 229 million Muslims living there.
Answer: Indonesia
_____ is fasting from dawn until dusk for the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.
Answer: Sawm
The two denominations of Islam are the _____ and the ______.
Answer: Shi’ite and Sunni
The Abbasid Empire defeated the Umayyad Empire and moved the capital city to ________.
Answer: Baghdad.
In most Muslim communities, it is generally understood as a rule not to show the Prophet Muhammad or _____ in artword. Instead, both are shown typically as flames.
Answer: God or Allah
Most Muslim women wear some form of _____ which is a veil that covers the head and chest.
Answer: Hijab
_____ is reciting the Islamic profession of faith.
Answer: Shahadah
Islam shares many beliefs with Christianity and Judaism, making it one of the three ________ religions.
Answer: Abrahamic
Ultimately, after the conquests of both the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires, Islam was spread throughout the Middle East and to _______.
Answer: North Africa
Used to write pages of the Qur’an, _____ was considered to be an important artform that arose from Islamic culture.
Answer: Calligraphy
_____ is the name of the city where Muhammad received the word of God (Allah) after meditating.
Answer: Mecca