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He founded the religion of Islam in the A.D. 600's
Who is Muhammad?
This is the birthplace of Islam's founder and the most important city in Islam.
What is Mecca?
This is a place of worship for Muslims.
What is a mosque?
This is the Islam's holy book, believed by Muslims to be the word of God.
What is the Qur'an?
The University of Florida just won the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball national championship, and the team from this school won the women's championship.
What is the University of Connecticut?
This is the Muslim group that conquered and ruled much of Spain for 700 years.
Who are the Moors?
This city is important to Islam, but is also the most sacred place in the world for Jews.
What is Jerusalem?
This is the most important shrine in Mecca is considered the most sacred place in the world for Muslims.
What is the Kaaba?
This term, which mean "struggle to defend the faith," is sometimes used by radical Muslims to justify terrorism.
What is "Jihad?"
A ransomware gang known as Medusa just claimed to have stolen sensitive information from this major American profession sports organization, and is demanding a $4 million payout.
What is NASCAR?
These were the tribal people from northwestern Africa who were forced to convert to Islam by invading Arab armies in early 700’s.
Who are the Berbers?
This important coastal city on the Red Sea was center of commerce and an entry point for goods on the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Jidda?
This branch of Islam promotes the belief that religious authority can only come from leaders who are descended from Muhammad.
What is Shi'ah?
This is the title, which means "successor to the prophet," was once given to Islamic leaders.
What is "Caliph?"
An American biotechnology company just claimed to used a gene-editing process to recreate a subspecies of this animal that has been extinct for thousands of years.
What is a wolf?
He was the early Moslem leader known for expanding the reach of Islam by conquering the former Persian Empire.
Who is Umar?
This important Islamic shrine is built over the spot Muslims claim Muhammad was transported to heaven.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
This title is given to leaders in the Shi'ah branch of Islam?
What is "Imam?"
This is the title given to Bedouin tribal leaders on the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Sheik?"
A man sentenced to death for murder was just executed in Florida despite his lawyers' attempt to halt the execution, claiming this physical condition would cause him excessive pain from a lethal injection.
What is his obesity?
He was the Berber general who crossed Mediterranean to lead an invading Muslim army into Spain in A.D. 711.
Who is Tariq?
Medina, which means "the city of the prophet," was previously known by this name.
What is Yathrib?
This Arabic word, which means "migration," symbolized Muhammad's flight from Mecca and represents the beginning of Islam as a religion.
What is "hijrah?"
He was the famous Muslim geographer known for creating accurate maps of the world in 1100’s.
Who is Al-Idrisi?
This famous boxer who, at age 45, became the oldest heavyweight champion in 1994, died three weeks ago.
Who is George Foreman?