The Arabian Setting
What is desert?
This is the Arabic word for God, which Muslims use.
What is Allah?
Islam was first spread through conquest by these people.
Who are Arabs?
The Qur'an and the Sunnah are both written in this language.
What is Arabic?
Arabians were able to avoid foreign conquest for most of history because of this characteristic of its land.
What is a harsh environment? (desert, little water)
These are two main groups of Muslims.
The third phase of Islamic expansion was through these two groups of people.
Who are merchants and missionaries?
This is Islam's rank in terms of popularity amongst all other religions in the world today.
What is water?
When first preaching Islam, Muhammad received this kind of response from the people of Mecca.
What is hostility/persecution?
Many Middle Eastern countries preferred Muslim rule to rule by the Byzantine or Persian Empires for this reason(s).
What is self rule/being able to following their own religion?
Contrary to popular belief, less than 20% of Muslims live in this area today.
What is Arabia/the Arabian Peninsula?
These groups of travelers visited oases to trade with other people.
What are caravans?
This holy book of Islam serves as a guide for living a proper Muslim life.
What is the Sunnah?
He was the first Muslim caliph.
Who is Abu Bakr?
Hosting about 229 million Muslims, this country has the largest Muslim population in the world today.
What is Indonesia?
These provide the guidelines for living a proper life as a Muslim and help guide Muslims to heaven.
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
Declaration of Faith, Prayer, Almsgiving, Fasting, Pilgrimage
This event in 732 halted the Arabs push to spread their rule into Europe.
What is the Battle of Tours?