World Middle East

Abraham

the Hebrew patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Five Pillars 1

Muslims must proclaim their belief in god

Abraham

the Hebrew patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Five Pillars 1

Muslims must proclaim their belief in god

Five Pillars 2

They have to pray 5x a day

Five Pillars 3

Charity to the poor and elders

Five Pillars 4

Fasting during Ramadan

Five Pillars 5

They have to make a journey at least once to Mecca

Abrahamic religions

Judaism, Christianity, Islamic

Monotheism

belief that there is only one god

Ramadan

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar where Muslims fast, and observe the five pillars of Islam

Allah

Arabic word for god used to refer to the one and only god

Qu’ran

The central religious text of Islam

Muhammad

Founder of Islam and was a prophet who preached the teachings of Islam

Mosque

a place of worship and prayer for Muslims

Mecca

City in western Saudi Arabia which is the holiest city in Islam, birthplace of Muhammed, and where the holiest site in Islam is (Kaaba)

Kaaba

The holiest site in all of Islam

Shi’ite

(Shia) the 2nd largest branch in Islam who recognize Ali as Muhammads successor and reject the three caliphs

Jerusalem

considered a holy city in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and in Israel

Judaism

a monotheistic religion founded by Abraham

Christianity

A monotheistic religion founded by Jesus

Sunni

largest branch of Islam considering Sunnah to be crucial