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- Caliphs
- Caliph is the Arabic word for successors of Muhammed. They led Muslims through th 7th centuryAD and published the sacred texts known as the Qur'an.
- Gabriel
- gabriel was the Angel who talked to Muhammed and also brought Allahs revalations to Muhammed.
- Mousqe
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Mosque is a muslim house of worship.
- Who is the founder of Islam?
- The founder of Islam is Muhammed.
- Hajj
- Hajj is the pilgramage to mecca. Every Muslim must make this trip at least once in their life time.
- Allah
- Allah is the god of the Islamic religion. It is the Arabic word for God.
- Ramadan
- Ramadan was the 9th month of the Islamic lunar year. In which all Muslims (except young, elderly, and sick)are expected to fast from sunrie to sunset.
- Approximatley how much of the worlds current population is Muslim? Where does the religion rank in terms of followers w/ other religions of th world?
- About 19.4% of the worlds population is Muslim. The religion ranks at 2nd most largest after Christians.
- Abu'bakr
- He was the first caliph after Muhammed died. The first adult to convert to Islam. The first leader of the Sunni Muslims.
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570:_______ born - Muhammed
- Pillars of Islam
- The pillars of Islam are guidlines /rules.
- What does the word Islam mean?
- The word Islam means Submission to Allah.
- Minaret
- AMinaret is another word for tower or temple. Islamic praryer tower used to call the faith ful to prayer.
- What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
- The 5 pillars of Islam are 1)profession of faith2)the giving of alms3)Ritual fast during Ramadan5)hajj(pilgramage to mecca)
- Qur'an
- IT was the written record of Gods words. The Arabic word for "some thing to be recited"
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661:Muawiya becomes _____ - Caliph
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527-565:_______ rules Roman empire - Justinian
- What is the Qur'an , and why should it be read in Arabic?
- The Qur'an is the written record of Allahs words. It is read in Arabic because the caliphs want to preserve the sacred meaning w/out losing translation over time.
- Whom do the Muslims worship?
- The muslims worship Allah. The word means God in Arabic.
- Mecca
- Mecca is the holyiest city of Islam. Muhammed was born here.
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627:______ Empire defeats Persia - Byzantines
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476:western ________ Empire ends - Roman
- Muslims
- Muslims are the follewrersor wills of Allah in the relgion Islam.
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520:______ invent decimal system in India - Guptas
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_____: Muhammed dies - 632
- What does Arabia mean?
- Arabia was the penninsula located east of modern Europe and south of Israel. It was the home land to Muhammed and birth place of Islam.
- Islam
- Islam was the relgion based on Muhammed. It meanspeace, soundness, or security,(in arabic)it also means submission or surrender to Allah
- Muhammed
- Muhammed was the prophet of Islam. He was born approxamatley570 AD.