105777580 | Muhammad | founder of Islam | 0 | |
105777581 | Allah | The one true god of Islam | 1 | |
105777582 | Khadijah | Muhammad's wife, a buisnesswoman | 2 | |
105777583 | Gabriel | Muhammad heard this person's voice while meditating; Messenger of Allah | 3 | |
105777584 | 622 | Year Muhammad would forced to leave Mecca for fear of his life; year of the founding of Islam | 4 | |
105777585 | Yathrib | The famous flight by Muhammad in 622 was to this city | 5 | |
105777586 | hijrah | The famous flight by Muhammad in 622 was called this | 6 | |
105777587 | Medina | New name of the city Muhammad converted in 622 | 7 | |
105777588 | umma | term that came to refer to the entire population of Muslim believers | 8 | |
105777589 | 630 | Year Muhammad and 10000 of his followers captured Mecca | 9 | |
105777590 | Black Stone | The holy structure of Allah, came to symbolize the replacement of polytheism by the faith in one god | 10 | |
105778687 | the five pillars | five duties at the heart of the religion | 11 | |
105778688 | Faith | Pillar; When a person converts to Islam, he or she recites the Declaration of Faith. This phrase is repeated over and over in Muslim daily life | 12 | |
105778689 | Prayer | Muslims must face the city of Mecca and pray five times a day. The prayer often takes place in mosques | 13 | |
105778690 | muezzin | calls people to prayer in cities and towns that are primarily Muslim | 14 | |
105778691 | minaret | tower from which the muezzin calls people | 15 | |
105778692 | Alms | All muslims are expected to give money for the poor through a special religious tax. Muhammad taught the responsibility to support the less fortunate | 16 | |
105778693 | Fasting | During the Islamic holy month, Muslims fast from sunup to sundown. Only a simple meal is eaten at the end of the day that reminds Muslims that faith is more important than food and water | 17 | |
105778694 | Pilgrimage | Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. This takes place once a year, and people arrive from all over the world in all kinds of conveyances to worship at the Ka'aba and several other holy sites nearby. All pilgrims wear an identical white garmet to show their equality before Allah | 18 | |
105778695 | Ramadan | Islamic holy month | 19 | |
105778696 | hajj | Name of pilgrimage to mecca | 20 | |
105778697 | Qur'an | The holy book of Islam | 21 | |
105778698 | Sunna | Muhammad's life came to be seen as the best model for proper living called the ____ | 22 | |
105778699 | shari'a | early followers developed a body of law known as _______ | 23 | |
105779878 | 632 | death year of Muhammad | 24 | |
105779879 | seal of the prophets | Muhammad's life represented this, he was the last one | 25 | |
105779880 | caliphate | form of Government, ruled by a caliph | 26 | |
105779881 | Abu-Bakr | first caliph, one of Muhammad's close friends | 27 |
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