The Basics
The Sunni-Shia Divide
Important People
Society and Culture
The Five Pillars
100
Followers of Islam
Who are Muslims
100
"Successor" (Leadership Title)
What is caliph
100
The Prophet
Who is Muhammad
100
An instrument used to find the positions and movements of stars and planets
What is the astrolabe
100
The Fifth Pillar
What is the Hajj
200
Building of worship
What is a mosque
200
The powerful clan in Mecca who supported Uthman (the second caliph)
What is the Umayyad clan
200
The first successor to Muhammad
Who is Abu Bakr
200
Beautifully styled writing
What is calligraphy
200
The Third Pillar
What is Alms
300
The sacred Islamic text (Allah's direct Revelations)
What is the Qur'an
300
These Muslims accepted the Umayyad caliph
Who are the Sunni
300
Ali's successors
Who are the Iman
300
Tall towers from which the faithful are called to prayer
What are minarets
300
The First Pillar
What is the Profession of Faith
400
"Surrender"
What is Islam
400
These Muslims believe that God had specially blessed Ali's descendants because they were Muhammad's true heirs
Who are the Shia
400
Small bands of nomadic Arab people, who moved their herds between scattered oases on the Arabian Penninsula
Who are the Bedouins
400
Muslim women began to lose status during the rule of this dynasty
What is the Abbasid dynasty
400
The Second Pillar
What is Five Daily Prayers
500
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina
What is the hegira
500
Muhammad's cousin who served briefly as caliph before being killed by the Umayyads
Who is Ali
500
A famous Persian doctor who contributed much to the fields of medicine, logic, music, and psychology
Who is Ibn Sina
500
The founder of algebra
Who is al Kitwarizmi
500
The Fourth Pillar
What is Fasting during Ramadan
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