unit 5 islam test

5 pillars of islam

5 pillars of islam

foundations of islam

first pillar of islam

Allah is the only god and Muhammad is the final prophet

second pillar of islam

pray 5 times a day facing mecca

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must observe a fast during daylight hours of the month of Ramadan

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must contribute alms for the relief of the weak and poor

fifth pillar of islam

those physically and financially able to must pilgrimage Mecca to undertake the hajj

hajj

Medina to Mecca

Hijra

Mecca to Medina

Sharia

Islamic Law that offers guidance on proper behavior in life (marriage, family life, business, politics, justice, slavery) but can be interpreted in many ways

Umma

community of Muhammad’s followers

Muhammad’s visions

Muhammad receives his first vision in a cave in Mecca by the angel Gabriel

Muhammad

final prophet who founded Islam after the angel Gabriel visited him when he was 40 and conquered many parts of the Arabian peninsula and led the Islamic empire until his death in 632 CE

why did Muhammad leave to Medina

The authorities in Mecca were polytheistic and did not support his ideas of one true god so he fled

bedouins

communities of kin that protected each other