Islam Unit

Question 1

Jerusalem

Answer 1

The city Muhammad visited during his night journey

Question 2

Shariah

Answer 2

Islamic laws that applied to daily living

Question 3

Shi’a

Answer 3

The Muslims who rejected the rule of the Umayyads after the death of Ali; the minority of Muslims

Question 4

Sunni

Answer 4

The Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyads after the death of Ali; the majority of Muslims

Question 5

Sunnah

Answer 5

Guide for how to live according to how Muhammad lived and behaved

Question 6

Eid al-Fitr

Answer 6

The celebration at the end of Ramadan, when Muslims break their fasting

Question 7

Ramadan

Answer 7

The holy month; the 9th month in the Islamic calendar; the month that Gabriel first appeared to Muhammad

Question 8

Wudu

Answer 8

washing or cleaning oneself before prayer

Question 9

Ka’aba

Answer 9

Structure in Mecca covered by a black tapestry; considered to be a holy site for Muslims

Question 10

Muslim

Answer 10

Someone who believes in Islam

Question 11

Minaret

Answer 11

A tower, usually connected to a mosque, where the call of prayer is done

Question 12

Muezzin

Answer 12

A man who calls Muslims to prayer

Question 13

Mosque

Answer 13

A place where Muslims go to worship Allah (like their church)

Question 14

Monotheism

Answer 14

Belief in only one god

Question 15

Polytheism

Answer 15

Belief in multiple (more than one) gods

Question 16

Qur’an

Answer 16

The holy book of Islam; a compilation of what was revealed to Muhammad by Allah through Gabriel

Question 17

Shahada

Answer 17

One of the five pillars: The declaration of faith - a saying that is repeated again and again

Question 18

Salat

Answer 18

One of the five pillars: Prayer - 5 times a day, facing the direction of the Ka’aba

Question 19

Zakat

Answer 19

One of the five pillars: Giving to charity (financially, time, donations, etc.)

Question 20

Hajj

Answer 20

One of the five pillars: Pilgrimage (religious journey) to Mecca, to be done at least once in a Muslims’ life times if possible

Question 21

Sawm

Answer 21

One of the five pillars: Fasting during the month of Ramadan

Question 22

Muhammad

Answer 22

The “Last Prophet” and founder of Islam

Question 23

Khadijah

Answer 23

The wife of Muhammad

Question 24

Hijrah

Answer 24

The journey or “flight” from Mecca to Medina by Muhammad and his followers

Question 25

Medina

Answer 25

The city that Muhammad and his followers fled to when the people in Mecca began to persecute them

Question 26

Mecca

Answer 26

The holiest city of Islam, where Muhammad was born

Question 27

Gabriel

Answer 27

An angel who appeared to Muhammad

Question 28

Allah

Answer 28

The only god of Islam

Question 29

Damascus

Answer 29

The Umayyads made this city their new capital

Question 30

Cordoba

Answer 30

This place in Spain became a great center of learning

Question 31

Arabia

Answer 31

The region of the world where Islam originated

Question 32

North Africa

Answer 32

A region of the world conquered by Muslims

Question 33

Trader

Answer 33

Someone who exchanges goods from place to place

Question 34

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 34

When culture is spread to another place (through trade, travel, etc.)

Question 35

Caliph

Answer 35

One of the leaders of the Muslims after Muhammad’s death

Question 36

Umayyads

Answer 36

The ruling family that came after the four caliphs

Question 37

Dynasty

Answer 37

A series of rulers that comes from the same family line

Question 38

Night Journey

Answer 38

Muhammad met other prophets such as Abraham and Jesus during this event