People
Who delivered God's message to Muhammad?
the angel Gabriel
In what city was Muhammad born?
Mecca
What is the holy book of Islam?
Quran
Ideas and inventions spread along these
Trade routes
In what year did the Hijra take place?
622 CE
Muhammad's first wife
Khadija
What city did Muhammad flee to during the Hijra?
Medina
What does "Hijra" mean?
Migration
What are the compiled traditions of Muhammad called?
the Sunnah
During which month do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset?
Ramadan
The lowest Muslim class
Slaves
A Muslim house of worship
Mosque
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam.
Belief (Shahada), Prayer (Salaat), Charity (Zakat), Fasting (Sawm), Pilgrimage (Hajj)
How does the hajj strengthen the community of Muslims around the world?
Reminds them of their history
This provides Muslims with specific rules of personal conduct
"Caliph" means this.
successor
Traders of the Muslim empires had access to this sea and this ocean
Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean
These were the 2 ways of life before Islam in Arabia.
Nomad and sedentary
Muslims practiced this in regards to other monotheistic religions
Toleration
The Shia believe this person was Muhammad's successor
Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law
These Arab nomads traveled the Arabian peninsula
Bedouins
This desert covers much of the Arabian peninsula
Rub' al-Khali
Islam means what in Arabic?
This religion blended Hinduism and Islam
Sikhism
This was the first Muslim dynasty
the Umayyads