Mohammad had 2 jobs. What are they?
What is a Merchant and a guide for caravans
Quran
The month of fasting in the Muslim religion?
Ramadan
What is the Islamic word for God?
Allah
This type of habitat occupies 95% of the Arabian Peninsula
Desert
What was the name of the Angel that visited Mohammad in the caves?
Gabriel
The social and legal customs and practices of the Islamic faith in written form is known as the
Sunnah
Muslims must pray facing what city in the world?
Mecca
The fundamental beliefs of the religion known as Islam are known as what?
The 5 Pillars of Islam
What city is considered the "Holiest" between Muslims, Christians, and Jews?
Jerusalem
Mohammad fled to this city to escape from Mecca
Medina
a collection of traditions and sayings of the prophet Mohammad which are guidelines for daily life
Hadith
The shrine in Mecca that all Muslims must make a pilgrimage to is known as the
Kaaba
What are the two main groups of Islamic citizens?
Sunni and Shiite
Name 3 out of the 5 bodies of water that surrounds the Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Adan
What was the first thing Mohammad did when he returned to Mecca?
He banished all of the false gods and idols out the Kaaba and rededicated it to Allah
the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin
Jihad
How many times a day must you pray?
5 times
What are the 2 countries that are to the south of Saudi Arabia?
Yemen and Oman
Islam spread to what two other continents besides Asia during the religions Golden Age?
Africa and Europe
Successors to the prophet Mohammad were given what title?
Caliph
religious law forming part of Islamic tradition
Sharia Law
What are all 5 of the Pillars in Arabic?
Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj
The spread of Islam into Europe was stopped by Christian forces at the Battle of "______"?
Tours