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What is another word for God? An Allah.
What is a Muhammad? It is a prophet of Islam whom Muslims recognize as Allah’s messenger to all humankind. His teachings form the basis of Islam.
What is an example of one of the 5 pillars? Faith To become a Muslim, a person has to testify to the following statement of faith: “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” This simple statement is heard again and again in Islamic rituals and in Muslim daily life.
What is a mosque ? It is a Islamic place of worship.
What is a Qur’an? the holy book of Islam.
What is a caliph? It is a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government.
What is a Umayyads? A dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from AD 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in al-Andalus.
What is a Sunni? The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.
When did the Abbasids take over the power? They took over the power in 750.
What is the Fatimid? a member of a Muslim dynasty that traced its ancestry to Muhammad’s daughter Fatima and that built an empire in North Africa, Arabia, and Syria in the 10th–12th centuries.
What is the House of Wisdom? It is a center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s.
What is calligraphy ? It is the art of beautiful handwriting.
What is one thing that muslims where very good at ? In sciences they where most recognizable in medicine, mathematics, and astronomy.
What was Literature like? Literature had been a strong tradition in Arabia even before Islam. Bedouin poets, reflecting the spirit of desert life, composed poems celebrating ideals such as bravery, love, generosity, and hospitality.
Did the muslims keep traditions ? As the Muslim empire expanded, the Arabs entered regions that had rich artistic traditions. Muslims continued these traditions but often adapted them to suit Islamic beliefs and practices.
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