Foundations of Islam
Golden Age
Seeking Knowledge
Palestine
Fun Facts
100
A month in the Islamic Calendar where Muslims fast
Ramadan
100
These three sciences were revolutionized by Muslim contributions during the Golden Age.
What are medicine, astronomy, and chemistry?
100
What is the first word revealed to the prophet? Which surah
Read
Surat Alalaq (clot)
100
The national Palestinian tree
olive tree
100
The five pillars of Islam
Shahada, Prayer, Fasting, Zakat, Hajj
200
This city became the capital of the first Islamic state under Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Madina
200
The Muslim leader who retook Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187.
Who is Salahuddin (Saladin)
200
Contributions to Sciences during the Golden Age
mathematical improvements, like the invention of Algebra and positive / negative numbers
200
This city is holy in all three abrahamic religions
Jerusalem
200
The Islamic civilization brought this hot beverage from Yemen to Europe.
coffee
300
What two superpowers did early Islamic conquest defeat
Romans and Persian
300
Where was the oldest university established? By who?
University of Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco
Fathima Al-Fihri
300
What did the prophet PBUH say about seekers of knowledge and the angels?
angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge
-Sahih
300
What is the date of the Palestinian Nakba, also known as the catastrophe?
May 15th, 1948
300
Muslims learned this everyday item from Chinese prisoners of war
paper
400
Who were the 4 caliphs after the prophet (in order)
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali
400
This Persian scientist wrote The Canon of Medicine, used in Europe for 500 years.
Who is Ibn Sina (Avicenna)?
400
What is one duaa you have for seeking knowledge
O Allaah indeed I ask You for beneficial knowledge, and a good Halal provision, and actions which are accepted
400
What year was the Palestinian flag banned and what was used as a symbol to represent its colours?
1967 watermelon
400
Muslims ruled this European country for nearly 800 years, leaving a legacy in architecture and science.
Spain
500
This agreement in Medina laid out religious autonomy and inter-tribal harmony.
What is the Pact (or Constitution) of Medina?
500
The approximate years of Islam's Golden Age
800-1100 AD
500
These two African cities became Islamic learning centers by the 14th century.
Timbuktu and Harar
500
Who was the founder of the zionist movement
Theodore Herzel
500
The telephone was invented in
Canada