Muhammad
Where was Muhammad born?
What is Mecca?
What does nomadic mean?
Living a life where you move from place to place for their livestock (no permanent home)
What are the five pillars of Islam?
Shahada, prayer, charity, fasting, hajj
This Greek God could travel anywhere instantly.
Who is Hermes?
What is calligraphy?
What is beautiful writing?
When was Muhammad born?
570 CE
Why is astronomy important to Muslims?
It was used to figure out the direction of Mecca
Who revealed the Quran?
Who is Jibreel (Gabriel)?
What is the Trimurti?
What percent of the world population is Muslim?
What language is the Qu'ran written in?
What is Arabic?
What are some aspects of Islamic architecture?
What is geometric shapes, symmetry, and repeating patterns?
What is a sura?
What is a chapter in the Qu'ran
What are some Jewish values? List at least 3.
Kindness, hospitality, and human life (no life is more important than another).
Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan?
It teaches self control, helps us focus on those less fortunate; focus less on physical needs - reflect and and improve themselves.
Who was Muhammad's first wife?
Who is Khadija?
What is an example of how Muslim laws were advanced for their time?
Women had the right to own and inherit property.
The month during which the Quran was revealed
What is Ramadan?
What does Yom Kippur celebrate?
It is known as "the day of atonement" and is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. You repent on this day.
What are trade routes?
Why did people not like Muhammad?
Rich people were afraid of losing their power if people followed Allah.
What are some ways we are still influenced by the Islamic world? List at least 3.
- Arabic numerals
- Arabic words (sugar, candy)
- Math, algebra!
What is "Muslim" mean?
Those that obey (Allah)
An ascetic person gives up ordinary things and comforts so they live a simple life.
What are the two major groups within Islam?
What is Shi'a and Sunni?