The World of Islam Crossword

Arabic for "God"; the supreme god of Islam
The ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders
A pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirements of the Five Pillars of Islam
The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
Monotheistic religion that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula during the seventh century A.D.
The holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
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 successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
"Struggle in the way of God"
A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammed's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam
A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
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 Muslim house of worship
Geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration
The tower of a mosque from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day
The crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of a mosque
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, conquering the entire Persian Empire, northern Africa, and the Byzantine Empire by 650.
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
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
Prophet who received final revelations from God (after Moses and Jesus)
People who practice the religion of Islam
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
The act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
An act or instance of submitting.
To adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.
Characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts
To gather together
To eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration
A series of comments, explanations, or annotations
To change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose
A headscarf covering the head and neck
A cloak that covers the full body, with a head-scarf worn underneath
A vail that completely covers the face and body
Believing there is no deity but the One God, and Muhammad is his messanger
Performing the prescribed prayers five times a day
Giving part of one's wealth to the poor.
Refraining from food and drink from dawn to he sunset through the month of Ramadan.
Making a pilgrimage to Makkah once in a lifetime.
A place Muslims believe Muhammad ascended into heaven.
A type of script used in the earliest copies of the Quran.