The islamic crossword puzzle

Green areas fed by underground water
Head of a tribe
Arabs that went from oasis to oasis
Group of traveling merchants or animals
Largest and richest town of them all
A man born in makkah
Iow square building surrouded by statues of gods and godesses
The city of the prophet
Holy book of islam
Successor to the messenger of god
Expansion continued over the _______
Capital in syria
A group that spent their time praying and teaching
Today the country includes more muslims than any other nation in the world
West african city became a leading center of muslim learning
Believed that Ali, should succeeded him that all the future caliphs should be Ali,s descendants
Who outnumbered shiites
The dynasty that came after the Umayyads
Prospered because it was beside the Tigris river and Euphrated river
The seljuk ruler called himself ________
The most famous of the sultans