Islam Civilization Flashcards
The word Muslim means
Follower of Islam
Muhammad the messenger married a wealthy widow named
Khadijah
Which angel gave the first revelations to the profit Muhammad.
Gabriel
Name the three holiest cities in the Muslim world .
Mecca
Jerusalem
Medina
What was the name of the city that Muhammad fled to in ad 622.
Medical
Muhammad’s fleeing to medina
Hijrah
The people of the Arabian peninsula are known as what?
Arabs
Traveling merchants who use camels
Caravans
What is a muezzin?
Prayer caller
What is an imam?
Leader of mosques
What is the ummah?
Community of believers
What does the term jihad mean.
Conquered, struggle, holy wars to spread faith.
What is the major shrine of Islam
Kaaba
What is a green area fed by water
Oasis
Who are the nomadic herders whose tribes lived in the Arabian peninsula.
Bedoins
Their leader was called a sheikh.
Who were Arab holy men who were the first to proclaim the worship of one God and to denounce the worship of idols.
Hanifs
Who was the founder of the monotheistic religion
.
Muhammad
What is the official name of the Muslim religion
Islam
What is the name of the one true God of Islam
Allah
What is a pilgrimage?
A holy journey
Name and describe all five pillars of Islam
Shahada: only God is Allan and his profit if Muhammad
Salat: pray 5 times a day towards Mecca
Sawm: give alms and charity to the poor
Zakat: required fasting ( no food or drink) during the day for the month of ramadon.
Haiti: must take journey to the city of Mecca at least once.
Who were the first converts of Muhammad’s new religion?
Muhammad’s family and friends
What is then holiest city in the Muslim world? Why?
Mecca, it is holy because that is where Muhammad was born.
What word means successor and was used as the title of rulers of the Muslims.
Caliphs
Who was the son in law of Muhammad who later became ruler.
Ali
Who was the first. Successor of Muhammad
Abu Bakr
What is an infidel
Not a Muslim
What is the holy book of Islam
Karan
What is the art of fancy handwriting
Calligraphy
Where was e place that was believed the Muhammad ascended into heaven at death
Jerusalem
What was the dynasty that was the first to unite all the lands
Umayyad
What was the center of learning and knowledge in the Arab world
Baghdad
What caused the split in among the Arabs
When people killed Muhammad’s son in law
What dynasty created the first multicultural Arab city in the world, and was known for the golden age of Islam
Abbasid
The last Arab dynasty was overthrown by the
Mongols
What branch of Muslims believe that caliphs were only political leaders, and did not have to be a descendant of Muhammad. ( largest)
Sunni
What branch of Muslims is the group of of which more terrorists come from
Shiites
What was the capital city of the Umayyad dynasty
Damascus
What is the name given o the Muslim law
Shariah
What became the first Islamic state/community in the world.
Medina
The unifying factors that brought the Umayyad dynasty together
Common language
Common religion
Common law code
What is the largest Muslim country in the world
Indonesia
Why were Muslim armies so successful in conquest? What two choices were given to the people who converted?
Converter or die
