Social Studies 2015 Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
Muhammad | he was an Arab prophet and was founder of Islam. |
Islam | the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad. |
Prophet | a person who speaks to a god or deity. |
Muslims | of or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam. |
Qur' an | the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad. |
Makkah | a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia, which is the birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam. |
Ka' ba | a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca. |
Trade routes | any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc. |
Khadijah | the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, called the first convert to Islam. |
Monotheism | the belief in one God |
Polytheism | the belief in more than one God. also, Arabs practiced this. |
Night Journey | the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven. |
People of the Book | The People of the Book are usually entitled to the status of dhimmis in Muslim lands |
Five Pillars of Faith | is praying, faith, charity, fasting, and making pilgrimage. |
Pilgrimage | is a long journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion. |
Sunnah | the traditional portion in Muslim law. |
Mosques | a Muslim temple or place of public worship. |
Jihad | a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims. |
Shari'ah | law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas. |
Ramadan | it is the ninth mouth of the year on the Islamic calendar. |
Caliph | a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad. |
Hadith | a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions. |
Imam | the person who leads praying in a mosque. |
Shahadah | the Islamic profession of faith;" the first pillar of Islam." |
Salah | is the act of praying five times a day. |
Zakat | is the act of alms and charity. |
Hajj | going to the pilgrimage in Mecca. |
Fasting | fasting in the month of the Ramadan. |
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