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5 Pillars
6 Beliefs
Background Basics
Culture and Achievements
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100
This is the Arabic name for the pillar that requires Muslims to travel to Mecca once in their lives
What is Hajj?
100
One core belief is the belief in these invisible beings that help Allah
What is belief in Angels
100
Is Islam a place or a religion?
What is a RELIGION
100
Muslim doctors started to use anesthetics, which do this for a person during surgery
What is act as painkillers
100
What were the 4 social classes in the Islamic Empire? (100 points for each)
What is: Muslims, Converts, Protected Peoples, Slaves
200
This is what you have to do to fulfill the Salat pillar
What is pray five times a day
200
One core belief is the belief in these things that you can read to know the words of Allah
What is the holy books
200
Islam was started by this man
Who is Muhammad/Mohamed
200
Through trading, Muslims scientists spread ideas about how these things move in the sky
What is the planets and stars
200
What is the city that Muhammad ran to when he was chased out of Mecca?
What is Yathrib/Medina
300
To prevent Muslims from being too selfish, Muhammad created the _________ Pillar, or the requirement that Muslims give to charity
What is Zakat?
300
One core belief of Islam is the belief in their god as an all-knowing, all-powerful being. It is called the ___________ of God.
What is "The Oneness of God"
300
Islam was started in this area, which is mostly desert and surrounded by oceans on 3 sides
What is the Arabian Peninsula
300
Muslims were very famous for making this type of steel weapon
What is swords (Damascus swords)
300
What does Islamophobia mean?
What is fear and prejudice toward Muslim people
400
To follow the Sawm pillar must fast (not eat) during the days of this holy month
What is Ramadan?
400
One core belief of Islam is that there were people who could hear Allah's words and share his message
What is Prophets
400
Islam's most important city has this name
What is Mecca
400
Muslim doctors and surgeons used these 2 things to keep their hands clean
What is soap and water
400
What was the name of the giant translation school that Muslims built in the Islamic Empire?
What is the House of Wisdom
500
The Shahadah pillar requires Muslims to make a declaration of faith. What does that mean?
What is: you have to openly say what you believe
500
This core belief describes that whatever happens to you is what is supposed to happen
What is Divine Decree
500
One of the reasons Islam spread so quickly was because of raiding on non-Muslims. The Arabic word for this type of raid is called:
What is ghazu
500
Muslims created this type of wall hanging - sort of like an early version of a poster
What is a tapestry
500
Where were the 3 major caliphates during most of the Islamic Empire?
What is Baghdad, Cordoba, and Cairo