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What is the very important shrine in Mecca called?
What does influence mean?
To change, of have an effect on
What is the Holy book of Islamcalled?
The Qur'an
What is the term for a journey to a sacred place?
A pilgrimage.
What was Muhammad's daughter's name?
Fatimah
What two places did Muhammad visit with his uncle's caravan?
Syria and Jerusalem
Muhammad and his followers left Mecca for Medina in 622. What was this journey called?
The hegira
Where should Muslims face before they pray?
Mecca.
What appeared to Muhammad in AD 610 and told him to spread the word of God?
An angel
What did Muhammad and his followers destroy in Mecca?
The statues of the gods and goddesses in Kaaba.
What does Medina mean, or translate to, in Arabic?
"The Prophet's city."
What is the name of the Islamic God AND what does it mean in Arabic?
Allah, "the God".
Abraham
What are the three main monotheistic religions in the world?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What does monotheistic mean?