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The Quran
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Arab Accomplishments
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Known as the founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad.
100
It is called a "struggle in the way of God."
What is jihad?
100
This angel came down to Muhammed, and exclaimed, "Recite!"
Who is the angel Gabriel.
100
The Arabs borrowed this technology from the Chinese and it helped them develop into an advanced civilization.
What is paper?
200
The wife of Muhammad.
Who is Kadija?
200
Believing there is no deity but the One God and that Muhammad is his messenger is part of the Islamic faith called
What is the Five Pillars of Islam?
200
The holy city of Islam.
What is Mecca?
200
Under the influence of Arab mathematicians, this form of math was developed more fully.
What is algebra?
300
He was the father-in-law of Muhammad the Islam's first caliph.
Who is Abu Bakr?
300
Muslims are required to pray this many times in a day.
What are five times.
300
This is the Arab word for making a pilgrimage to Islam's holy city.
What is a haj?
300
From the ancient Greek, the Arabs translated the works of these two philosophers.
Who were Plato and Aristotle?
400
Muhammad's son-in-law and the fourth caliph.
Who is Ali?
400
This is the Arab name for God.
Who is Allah?
400
This trip or journey of Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina is revered by Muslims and is considered to count as year one on the Islamic calendar.
What is the hijrah?
400
The Arabs fought this group of warriors from upper China.
Who are the Mongols?
500
They were a tribe of Tartars from central Asia.
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
500
The Quran demands that good Muslims do this to the poor.
What is perform acts of charity and alms-giving?
500
It is the holy text recited by Gabriel to Muhammed.
What is the Quron?
500
This kind of specialized law commands Muslims how to live a good life.
What is Shari'ah law?