The Arabic term for "submission to the will of Allah"
What is Islam
100
The pillar that states that muslims must worship Allah five times a day, in a mosque or wherever they are.
What is Prayer
100
The group that believes that the first four caliphs were rightly guided
What are Sunni Muslims
100
The impressive Muslim city with a population that, at it's peak, reached one million.
What is Baghdad
100
Ornamental writing, considered a way to reflect the glory of Allah
What is calligraphy
200
The Arabic name of the concept of belief in one God, known on the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Allah
200
The practice of giving money to the poor through a special religious tax
What is Alms
200
A title that means successor or deputy
What is a caliph
200
Those who were born Muslims
What is the upper class
200
A tool used to calculate time, celestial events, and relative position
What is the astrolabe
300
The Islamic prophet who was born into a powerful Meccan family.
Who is Muhammad
300
The practice observed during the month of Ramadan from dusk to dawn, reminding Muslims that their spiritual needs are greater than their physical needs.
What is fasting
300
The group that believe Ali, the Prophet's son in law should have succeeded Muhammad
What are Shi'a Muslims
300
Citizens who converted to Islam
What is second class
300
The Muslim physician who wrote the Comprehensive Book and Treatise on Smallpox and Measles
Who was Al-Razi
400
The city in western Saudi Arabia that muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to at least once in their life.
What is Mecca
400
The belief that all Muslims who are physically and financially able to must perform the hajj to mecca
What is pilgrimage
400
A family who rose to power and moved the Muslim capital to Damascus
What are the Umayyads
400
"Protected people" such as Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians
What is the third class
400
An ornate design, usually incorporating flowers, leaves, and geometric patterns
What is an Arabesque
500
The name for the migration that was a turning point for Muhammad, attracting many devoted followers.
What is the Hajrah
500
Testifying the statement of faith, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"
What is faith
500
The caliphate that was formed by Shi'a Muslims who claimed descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatima
What are the Fatimid
500
Slaves, mostly prisoners of war and non Muslims
What is the lowest class
500
A library, academy, and translation center built by al-Ma'mun