5 Pillars
The city Muslims need to visit once in their lifetime.
What is Mecca?
a fertile place in the desert where water bubbles up from the ground.
oasis
The Islamic Empire who established their empire in Asia Minor / Turkey.
Ottomans
thousands of pieces of colored glass that are put together to create designs/pictures
mosaics
Number of times a Muslim prays each day (50)
and their washing ceremony before they pray
5 / wudu
The third pillar of Islam - in Arabic (100) and in English (100) is...
What is Zakat - giving/charity?
a leader of a nomadic tribe
sheikh
Islamic empire that settled in India
Mughals
Form of math developed by Muslims that used some Hindu components.
Algebra
Something Muslims are not allowed to eat
Pig/Pork/Bacon
What is Ramadan?
beliefs in only one god
monotheism
Safavids
fancy writing that makes the words look as beautiful as it sounds
calligraphy
place of Muslim worship
mosque
The second pillar is Prayer, which is ____ in Arabic?
What is salah?
Two words for an open air marketplace in Arabia
souk / Bazaar
Group of people who conquered Constantinople and ended the Ottoman Empire
Mongols
repeated flower/plant pattern
arabesque
Islamic sect where people believe that only descendants of Muhammad should be leaders
Shias (Shi'ites)
State the Shahadah.
There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
The leader of a Muslim prayer service is called...
Imam
The title for the successors of Muhammad
and their 4 names.
Caliphs
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali
early navigation instrument that could measure latitude.
Quadrant / Astrolabe
The first year of the Muslim calendar (when Muhammad traveled from Mecca to Medina) is called...