Origins
This angel visited Muhammad in the cave and gave him messages from God.
Gabriel
The birthplace of Muhammad
Mecca
The name for a Muslim house of worship
Mosque
The Arabian Peninsula is made up of mostly what type of landscape?
desert
The Quran is written in this language
Arabic
What is the name of the ruler or leader of Islam?
caliph
What percentage of the world's population practices Islam?
25%
Another name for the messages Muhammad received in the cave
revelations
The word Islam means this in Arabic
submission
Early settlements depend on these for survival
oases
The Arabic name for God
Allah
This group of Muslims believe the caliph should be someone voted on by other Muslims.
Sunni
When did Islam originate?
610 CE or 7th century
Muslims believe Muhammad is a _______________.
prophet
The Arabic name for the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca
Hajj
People who move from place to place, or do not live in a fixed location
nomads
Islam is considered this type of religion, just like Christianity and Judaism
Abrahamic
Which branch of Muslims makes up the majority of Islam today?
Sunni
The mountainous region on the coast of the Arabian Peninsula
The Hijaz
Muhammad fled Mecca and went to this city to the north
Medina
The name for giving to those in need
Charity
Prior to Muhammad's teachings, most people in the Arabian Peninsula worshiped multiple gods- a practice known as this.
Monotheism
The number of chapters in the Quran
114
This group recognizes Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, as the first caliph after Muhammad.
Shi'a
The name of a tribe of Arab nomads who were fierce warriors
Bedouins
When Muhammad was about 25, he married this woman.
Khadija
The name for the breaking of the fast of Ramadan
Eid al-Fitr
Tribes of sedentary farmers worked as farmers and _________.
Merchants
Muslims believe in this idea where people have the right to choose between good and evil
Free will
Which branch makes of the majority of Islams in Iran?
Shi'a