What is the Hajirah?
What is the migration of the Muslims from Mecca to Medina?
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Quran
Name for Muslim Leader
Caliph
A similarity among Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
They all believe in one God
What was the name of the Angel that visited Muhammad?
Gabriel
This empire, one of the largest in history, was founded in 632 CE after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
What is the Caliphate?
The second most holy city for the Muslims (Muhammad moved here)
Medina
What do the Sunnis believe?
That Islam leader should be chosen
This prophet is considered the common patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Who is Abraham?
What do you call someone who practices Islam?
Muslim
This Ottoman Sultan was known as "the Magnificent" and led the empire to its peak in the 16th century.
Who is Suleiman?
This title was given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, meaning "Sovereign" or "King of Kings."
What is Sultan?
This elite military corps, originally made up of enslaved Christian boys, was trained to serve the Ottoman sultans and became one of the most powerful units in the empire.
What is the Janissary corps?
This was the title for the successors of Muhammad, who led the Islamic Empire and upheld the religion.
What is Caliph?
What places did Islam spread to?
North Africa, Asia, and Spain
This city, once called Byzantium, was conquered by the Ottomans in 1453 and became their capital.
What is Constantinople?
This group believes the leaders of Islam should be related to Muhammad
Shittes
Name the three seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Arabian Sea
In 622 CE, the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated from Mecca to this city, marking the start of the Islamic calendar.
What is Medina?
This term refers to the law derived from the Quran and the Hadith, guiding many aspects of Muslim life.
What is Sharia?
This dynasty, founded after the death of the Prophet, expanded the Islamic Empire greatly and made Damascus its capital.
What is the Umayyad Dynasty?
This is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset.
What is Ramadan?