The World of Islam Crossword

monotheistic religion that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula during the 7th century AD
a pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirements of the 5 Pillars of Islam
the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by the council of elders
the holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
a Muslim group that only accepts descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
"struggle in the way of God"
a law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death; it provided believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives
a Muslim group that accepts only the decendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam
A Muslim house of worship
A high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries
"Holder of power"; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
A successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temperoal leader of the Muslims
A covered market in Islamic cities
Geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decorations
The crier that calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of a mosque
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the positions of stars
The tower of a mosque from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer 5 times a day
Arabic for "God"; the supreme god of Islam
the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
a successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
the tower of a mosque from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day
Lasted from 750-1258 after the Umayyad dynasty and was a more prosperous time; Baghdad became the capital and both Arab and non-Arab Muslims could hold civil and military offices
Islamic leader after Muhammad who expanded and united the Muslim world
peninsula between Egypt and Mesopotamia; mostly desert land
capital during the Abbasid dynasty
site in Gaul (now France) that halted the Arab expansion in Europe
Arabs living in the desert who were among the first to convert to Islam
sea north of Persia; Arab traders carried goods here and beyond
capital of Umayyad, Spain; largest city in Europe after Constantinople in 750
dynasty that arose in Egypt after Abbasid dynasty; focus of trade shifted to Cairo, Egypt
acts of worship of the Islam faith: belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
location in Spain where the Islamic palace Alhambra was built in the fourteenth century
caliph of Abbasid dynasty; his reign is described as a golden age
Arabic historian in the fourteenth century who argued for a cyclical view of history
Arabic philosopher in the twelfth century who wrote a commentary on Aristotle's surviving works
Arabic philosopher and scientist who wrote a medical encyclopedia that among other things, stressed the contagious nature of certain diseases; also known as Avicenna
Rich widow who became Muhammad's wife and became the first convert to Islam
"city of the prophet"; city to which Muhammad and his supporters went in 622
Mecca, city in the Arabian Peninsula where Muhammad was born; location of the Kaaba, a holy shrine Arabs revered for its association with Abraham
Pastoral people who conquered much of the known world in the early thirteenth century with a destructive force
twelfth-century Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer; wrote the Rubaiyat
sultan of Egypt who took control of Syria; his army invaded Jerusalem in 1187 and destroyed the Christian crusaders there
nomadic people from central Asia who converted to Islam and took command of the empire in 1055
greatly expanded the Arab Empire, ruled from 661 to 750
city of the prophet
Those who practice the religion of Islam
The journey of Madinah is known as
They perform prescribed prayers five times a day
Give part of their wealth to the poor
Muslims refrain from food and drink from dawn to sunset
belivers are expected to make a _____________ to Makkah at least once in their lifetime
Muslims believe there is no deity but the One God, and Muhammad is his messenger
Who conquered the entire Persian Empire by 650?
"holder of power"
Who took over most of Anatolian