Words

Question 1

Arabia

Answer 1

a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Question 2

Mecca

Answer 2

a city in Saudi Arabia that was the birthplace of Muhammad and is the holiest city of Islam

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

The Arab founder of Islam, Muhammad is held by Muslims to be the chief prophet of God

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah

Question 5

The Qur’an

Answer 5

the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic

Question 6

The Five pillars-Shahada

Answer 6

The declaration of faith

Question 7

The Five Pillars- Salah

Answer 7

prayer

Question 8

The Five Pillars- Zakat

Answer 8

alms-giving

Question 9

The Five Pillars- Sawn

Answer 9

fasting

Question 10

Hajj

Answer 10

pilgrimage

Question 11

Mehmed ll the Conqeueror

Answer 11

the seventh and among the greatest sultans of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 12

The Ottoman Empire

Answer 12

an imperial realm that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries