Early Islam
This is the holy city where Muhammed traveled and converted citizens to Islam
What is Mecca
Muslims gather at this place to worship
What is a mosque
This first pillar of Islam entails an individual saying they believe in God and Muhammed was his messenger
What is faith
This is the earliest surviving Islamic monument
What is the Dome of the Rock
This is the art of beautiful handwriting
What is calligraphy
This is the house of worship in Mecca where people travel around during the hajj.
What is the Ka'aba
This is the Islamic holy bible
What is the Quran or Koran
This third pillar of Islam maintains that Muhammed teaches all Muslims have a responsibility for the less fortunate
What are alms (charity)
Muslims pray on these towards Mecca
What are prayer rugs
This individual was concerned with medical advances and wrote a book related to smallpox and measles
Who was Al-Razi
These are places in the desert made fertile by the presence of water
What are oases
This is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia
What is the hajj
This is the second pillar of Islam that Muslims must do five times a day and do this towards Mecca
What is prayer
This individual blended views of philosophy and religion
Who is Ibn Rushd
This was a combination library, academy, and translation center where scholars of different cultures worked side by side
What is the House of Wisdom
This is the concept of belief in one God, Muslims citizens worship this God
Who is Allah
This is the night Gabriel spoke to Muhammed
What is the Night of Power
This is the fifth pillar of Islam that involves all Muslims performing this once during a lifetime if he or she is financially and physically able
What is the pilgrimage
This individual wrote Optics and revolutionized ideas related to seeing and vision
Who is Ibn-al-Haytham
This literally means a citizen who has submitted
Who is a Muslim
This is the prophet of the Islamic religion who Meccans pledge loyalty to
Who is Muhammed
During this holy month, Muslims abstain from food or drink
What is Ramadan
This fourth pillar of Islam occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan where Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset
What is fasting
This individual was a mathematician who invented algebra
Who is Al-Khwarizmi
This term literally means submission to the will of Allah
What is Islam