Religious Tenants
What is a Quran
Muslim holy book
The ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders
Shiekh
What is a caliph?
a successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
What was the first Muslim Caliphate
Umayad
a covered market in Islamic cities
Bazaar
What is Shariah
Muslim law
Arabic for God; the supreme god of Islam
Allah
Who received revelations from G-d according to Muslims
Muhammad
Who came after the Umayyad Dynasty
Abbasids
What is a dowry?
a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by the bride’s parents to her husband or, in Islamic societies, by a husband to his wife
What's the difference between Islam and a Muslim
Islam is the religion Muslims are adherents.
What do we call a nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian, Syrian, or North African deserts
Bedouin
Where was the center of the Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
What is/ are arabesques
geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration
What shapes are typically not in Islamic art
Faces, no images of G-ds allowed
What's the Hijrah?
the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
What do Muslims consider Moses and Jesus
Prophets just not the last one
What is a a high government official in Muslim countries
Vizier
Rank the 4 groups of Muslim social classes
1. Muslims
2. Converted Muslims
3. People of the Book
4. Slaves
Explains some gender differences between men and women in Islam. At least 3
Quran says they are the same women can own property women 1/2 inheritance of men. Good for women of the time. Muhammad married older woman, first convert a woman
Name the 5 pillars
Fasting
Charity
Pilgrimage
Prayer
Describe early Arabs pre Muhammad
Polytheistic, Allah, main G-d, Nomadic, very tribal
Describe the Sunni-Shia Split
After Muhammad's death no successor. Shia did not accept Umayads wanted a direct descendant Sunni wanted most qualified
What's the difference between a minaret and a muezzin
Minaret is the tower in a mosque muezzin a call to prayer.