The Prophet
Trader of caravans / Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
Islam originated in this modern-day nation
What is Saudi Arabia?
According to Muslims, his picture/face must never be shown
Who is Muhammad?
Where was the Battle of Tours?
France
Holy Book of
Islam
Quran
Muhammad received revelations from this Islamic name for God
Who is Allah?
The city Muhammad was born in
Where is Makkah (Mecca)?
The Muslims took knowledge from the Greeks and preserved them.....how?
By translating Greek texts into Arabic.
Holy war or personal struggle in devotion to Islam
What is jihad?
You are a traveler in China and you heard from a Trader about his religion called Islam. How did the Muslim Traveler get to China for this conversation to take place. (Thinking of the Route)
The Silk Road
The archangel through whom Muhammad received revelations from Allah
Who was Gabriel?
After leaving Makkah, Muhammad moved here
Where is Madinah (Medina)?
Adoption or Preservation of the Concept of Zero from the Gupta.
Allows for complex math
Ex: 425= CCCCIIV
Name the main Prophets according to the Muslims.
Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad
This Book is essentially the life and practices of Muhammad.
The Sunnah
Muhammad's followers
Who are Muslims?
I am a Muslim living in the U.K. 5 times a day I must pray. When I do, what direction am I praying towards?
Mecca (Sout/ South east)
Name an achievement in the field of medicine that allowed citizens to take better care of themselves.
Creation of a self care book where people could make home remedies and excercise practices.
Explain what the Kabba is and what rituals Muslims do with it.
It is where Abraham made a shrine to God(Allah). Muslims pray to it and must make a trip to it once in their life. When there, they pray around it and circle it counter clockwise...touching it if they can.
This tax was required of non-Muslims in Islamic states
The Jizya Tax
Explain Muhammads life. Where was he born, what occupation was he in, what happened to his family, and where did he recieve the first revelation from Gabriel?
Born in Mecca to a Merchant family who later died. He recieved the first revelation in a cave near Mecca.
This Battle/ Place is where the spread of Islam into Europe was halted.
The Battle of Tours
Tell be what the Astrolabe was used for.
Calculating your latitude.
The five pillars of Islam (English Translations are fine)
What are fasting, faith, pilgrimage, prayer, charity?
This Islamic Dynastyor Caliphate moved the capital to damascus.
The Umayyad Caliphate