Chapter 10

Question 0

Muhammad

Answer 0

very religious, thought he was spoken to by allah, became a military leader as he gained followers considering himself the ‘last prophet’
went to attack mecca, detroyed the idols
took great strides toward unifying the entire arabian peninsula under islam

Question 1

Allah

Answer 1

God

mainly used in islam

Question 2

Islam

Answer 2

a monotheistic religion that developed in arabia in the seventh century AD

Question 3

Muslim

Answer 3

a follower of Islam

Question 4

Hijrah

Answer 4

muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib in 622ad

Question 5

Five Pillars

Answer 5

To be a Muslim, all believers have to carry out five duties. These duties are known as the Five Pillars of Islam
1. Faith 2. Prayer 3. Alms 4. fasting 5. Pilgrimage

Question 6

Sunna

Answer 6

an islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of muhammad

Question 7

Shari’a

Answer 7

a body of law governing the lives of Muslims

Question 8

Caliph

Answer 8

a supreme political and religious leader in a muslim government

Question 9

Shi’a

Answer 9

a branch of islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as rightful successor of Muhammad

Question 10

Sunni

Answer 10

the branch of islam whose members acknowledge the first 4 caliphs as the rightful successor of muhammad

Question 11

Abbassid

Answer 11

a dynasty that ruled much of the muslim empire from 750ad to 1258ad