Geography
Origins of Islam
Beliefs & Practices
Spread of Islam
Variety
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This city in the Arabian Peninsula was Muhammad’s birthplace and is home to the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam.
What is Mecca?
100
This belief that there is only one God is a central idea of Islam and is also shared by Christianity and Judaism.
What is Monotheism?
100
This is the Islamic place of worship where Muslims gather to pray, learn, and worship Allah.
What is a mosque?
100
This title, meaning “successor,” was given to the leaders who ruled the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.
What is a Caliph?
100
The single season TD record holder with 31 total TDS.
Who is LaDainian Tomlinson?
200
This fertile area in the desert has water and vegetation, allowing travelers and settlements to survive in dry environments.
What is an Oasis?
200
This is the Arabic word for God, used by Muslims to refer to the one God.
What is Allah?
200
As part of the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims are expected to pray this many times each day.
What is five times?
200
Under the policy of religious tolerance, these two religious groups were generally allowed to continue practicing their faith in lands conquered by Muslim rulers.
What are Christians and Jews?
200
This branch of Islam teaches that leadership of the Muslim community does not have to stay within Muhammad’s family and that any qualified and devout Muslim can become a leader.
What is Sunni?
300
What is the Red Sea?
300
This is the holy book of Islam, believed by Muslims to contain the revelations of Allah given to Muhammad.
What is the Quran?
300
This title is used for a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers and helps guide the community.
What is an Imam?
300
This name, meaning “rightly guided,” is used for the first four caliphs who ruled the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death.
What is the Rashidun?
300
This group of travelers often traveled together across the desert for safety while carrying goods and supplies between cities.
What is a caravan?
400
This modern country is home to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, where Muhammad lived and began the spread of Islam.
What is Saudi Arabia?
400
This agreement created a unified community in Medina by bringing together Muslims, local tribes, and Jewish groups under shared rules and responsibilities.
What is the Pact of Medina?
400
This is the religious journey Muslims make to Mecca as part of one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Muslims who are able are expected to make it at least once in their lifetime.
What is pilgrimage?
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What is Hajj?
400
This close companion of Muhammad became the first caliph after Muhammad’s death and is considered an important leader of the early Muslim community.
Who is Abu Bakr?
400
This language became widely used throughout the Islamic world and was the language of the Quran.
What is Arabic?
500
This ancient region, known as the “land between the rivers,” was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
This is the journey Muhammad and his followers made from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD, an event that marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar.
What is the Hijrah?
500
During this holy month in Islam, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset and focus on prayer, reflection, and helping others.
What is Ramadan?
500
This European country was conquered by the Umayyads in the early 700s and became part of the Islamic world for centuries.
What is Spain?
500
This branch of Islam believes that leadership should have remained with the blood relatives of Muhammad, beginning with Ali.
What is Shia?