ISLAM Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Muhammad | Founderer of Islam. He is prophet of Islam who Muslims believe was the last to receive the word of God. |
mosque | Islamic house of worship. |
Hajj | Pilgrimag to Islam's holy city of Mecca made by all Muslims. |
Five Pillars | The basic practices of Islam that are important to all Muslims. |
caliph | Successor after Muhammad's death. |
Allah | Arabic word for God. |
Hijra | Migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. |
Ramadan | Month-long celebration that marks the last month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast from sun up to sun down during Ramadan. |
Fasting | Not eating or drinking anything for an extended period of time. |
Imam | Leader of services in a mosque. |
Arabian Peninsula | Location where the 3 Semitic religions began. |
nomad | People who move from place to place with no permanent home. |
oasis | A place in the desert that has water and some vegetatioin. |
Bedouin | Arab nomatic people. |
Mecca | The Islamic holy city. |
Ka'aba | Shrine located in the holy city of Mecca. |
Muslims | Followers of Islam. |
Sunnis | A branch of Islam that follows the sunnahs. 90% of Muslims are Sunni. |
Shi'as | A branch of Islam that follows Ali. 10% of Muslims are Shi'as and most live in Iran. |
Sharia | Islamic law. |
Jihad | Jihad means "struggle for the faith." |
Koran | The holy book of Islam. |
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