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5 Pillars of Islam
belief in Islam, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage
Islam
submission to the will of Allah
Allah
Arabic name for God
Symbols of Islam
crescent moon and star
When is the Islamic holy day?
Friday
How many times are Muslims required to pray?
5 times a day
Most holy spot in Islam
the Great Mosque
Second most holy spot in Islam
Mosque of the Prophet
Third most holy spot in Islam
Dome of the Rock
How is Jesus viewed in Islam?
as a great prophet
Sunni Muslims
Muslims who believe that any devout Muslim man can rule
Shi’a Muslims
Muslims who believe that Muhammad’s relatives should rule
What percentage do Sunni Muslims make up of the entire world’s Muslims?
90%
What percentage do Shi’a Muslims make up of the entire world’s Muslims?
10%
What percentage of the world is Muslim?
24%
Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
What is Muhammad’s nickname?
“The Seal of the Prophets”
True or False: Muslims believe that Muhammad was the greatest and final prophet.
True
When did Muhammad die?
632 AD
Why did Muhammad flee Mecca?
The wealthy elite in Mecca saw him as a threat and plotted to kill him
Hijra
the beginning of the Islamic calendar when Muhammad fled Mecca
Who was the first caliph of Islam?
Abu-Bakar
What is the holiest book in Islam?
Qur’an
What is the Qur’an made up of?
Muhammad’s revelations
Jihad
a struggle against the enemies of Islam
Twelvers
believe that there are 12 imams and that the last one will return like a Messiah and will conquer the world
Sultan
ruler of the Ottoman Empire meaning “one with power”
Which Muslim sultan conquered Constantinople?
Mehmed II
Who was the sultan at the Ottoman’s peak?
Suleyman I
What did Mehmed II rename Constantinople to?
Istanbul
What was the thing that Ottomans were one of the first to use offensively in war?
canons
What’s the persian name for a king?
shah
Where was the Safavid empire located?
between the ottomans, the mughals, and the uzbeks
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