The Five Pillars
Which day is the Muslim holy day of the week?
Friday
Who was the greatest prophet in Islam?
Muhammad
a leader of the Islamic world after Muhammad died
What type of math did the Islamic people invent?
Algebra
Why does king Shahryar not trust women?
Both him and his brother had wives who cheated on them
What city is the center of Islamic worship?
Mecca
What city was Muhammad from?
Tell who two of the famous caliphs were after the death of Muhammad
Abu Bakr and Ali
What was the first capital city of Islam
Baghdad
Who is the heroine (female hero) of the book?
Shahrazad
What time of day do Muslims fast and in what month do they fast?
Ramadan Sunrise to Sunset
Explain where Muhammad’s wisdom/revelations came from.
From the angel Gabriel
What country in Europe did Islam spread to?
Spain
What kind of book did Ibn Sina write?
a medical encyclopedia
This adventurous sailor goes on dangerous sea voyages, meets giant creatures, and becomes rich by using his quick thinking. Who is he?
Sinbad
What is a Hajj?
A pilgrimage to Mecca
What was the Hegira?
Muhammad’s journey where he fled from Mecca to Medina
Damascus
What two diseases did the Islamic doctors find cures for?
Smallpox and Measles
What was the password to open the magical cave?
Open Sesame
What is a minaret and who goes in it?
A tower at the mosque where a Muezzin goes to call people to pray
What was Muhammad's plan for what was going to happen when he dies?
He didn't have one
What is the difference between Sunni and Shia?
Sunni believe that the Caliphs should be elected (like Abu Bakr)
Shia believe that the Caliphs should be descended from Muhammad
the Islamic scholars saved many books from philosophers from what country?
Greece
Her dad was the king's advisor