(Mooresville) Islam Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Arabic word for God | Allah |
| Holy shrine in Mecca. Was supposedly built by Ishmael and Abraham. Visited by Muslims every year who are completing their 5th pillar. | Kaaba |
| Holiest city in Islam. Where the prophet Muhammad was born | Mecca |
| Angel who brought prophetic messages from Allah to Muhammad | Gabriel |
| Muslims believe in these people who have received messages from God. Examples are Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad | Prophets |
| Means "peace through the submission to Allah's will" | Islam |
| Where the divine messages were written that were given to Muhammad. It is the holiest text in Islam | Qur'an |
| City where Muhammad and his followers fled to because he was being persecuted. | Medina |
| The name of the journey that Muhammad and his followers made to Medina. It marks year 1 on the Islamic calendar. | Hijrah |
| Pillar that is a declaration of faith in one god, Allah | First |
| Pillar that requires Muslims pray | Second |
| How many times Muslims are supposed to pray every day. | Five |
| Pillar that promotes giving to the poor | Third |
| Pillar that requires Muslims to fast during Ramadan | Fourth |
| Pillar that says all Muslims should make a pilgrimage to Mecca | Fifth |
| Name given the the journey to Mecca that all Muslims should make at least once in their life | Hajj |
| According to Muslims, they have this ancestor in common with the Christians and the Jews | Abraham |
| Means "holy war" Fair and defensive war permitted by the Qur'an | Jihad |
| The fine art of handwriting developed by the Muslims | Calligraphy |
| Library where the Muslims stored translations of Greek and Roman literature, saving it for future generations | House of Wisdom |
| Muslims house of worship | Mosque |
| Series of holy wars fought for control of sacred cites, such as Jerusalem | Crusades |
| The opponents of the Muslims in the Crusades | Christians |
| Beautiful palace built by a Muslim ruler as a tomb for his wife in India. Best example of Muslim architecture. | Taj Mahal |
| Instrument that was invented by Muslims and used by sailors to find direction in the middle of the ocean | Astrolabe |
| Known as the City of Peace at its height | Baghdad |
| Muslim conquerors who attempted to invade the Byzantine Empire, starting holy wars with the Christians. | Seljuk Turks |
| Sacred Language of Islam | Arabic |
| Time of fasting that celebrates when Muhammad received the revelations that would someday become the Qur'an | Ramadan |
| Holy book of Islam that contains stories of the prophet's life | Hadiths |
| Final prophet according to Islam | Muhammad |
| City where Muhammad supposedly ascended into heaven. Location of the Dome of the Rock temple | Jerusalem |
| Muslims believe that they descended from this son of Abraham | Ishmael |
| Muslims laws compiled by scholars who interpret the Qur'an and teachings of Muhammad | Sharia |
| What Muslims call Christians and Jews | People of the Book |
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