1 Islam
Five Pillars of Islam are....
Believe in one God, Allah and Muhammed as his messenger
5 daily Prayers ( Salat)
Charity (Zakat)
Fasting ( Sawm)
Pilgrimage to Mecca ( Hajj)
Who is Allah?
Almighty Allah is the God for the monotheistic religion of Islam God
What is Mecca
Mecca is most important religious site and most important town, holy city of islam, center of islam, many merchants lived there and there was a trade route.
Muhammed was born in which peninsula?
Arabian
Muslims invented this branch of mathematics
Algebra
What is Makkah/Mecca?
Mecca/Makkah, is the holiest city in Islam it is also the birthplace of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
What is the Kaaba?
The Kaaba is the center of the Mecca, the holiest place in Islam, the Qibla ( direction of which Muslims pray towards)
Why did Muhammad start Islam?
He had new faith in the Islam religion
What is the pillar of Salat?
Prayer 5 times per day
What is an Oasis
A fertile area with water in a desert. plants and trees grow there
What is the Quran?
The Quran is the holy book of Islam
Examples of monotheistic religions are....
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What happened to Muhammad when he went to a cave?
The Angel Gabriel spoke to him.
To become a Muslim a person must make a statement that they believe in one God and that Muhammad was God's prophet. What is this pillar called?
Shahada
What is a prophet
Someone who speaks to and for god
Sacred place to worship Muhammad is called the...
Mosque
What is the Hajj?
The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
Someone who traveled from place to place and was not sedentary in the Arabian Peninsula was known as...
Nomad/Nomadic
This is the name of Islam's holiest shrine
Ka'ba
What 3 continents did the Islamic Empire control territory in?
Europe, Africa, and Asia
What city did Muhammad move to after leaving Mecca?
Medina
Religions that are not monotheistic and believe in many gods is known as...
Polytheism
What is one body of water that surrounds the Arabian Peninsula?
Red Sea/Persian Gulf
The ancient Muslims built these to transport water.
aqueduct
What country in Europe did Muslims conquer?
Spain