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Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the... Harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina? He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
The term Hijra refers specifically to... the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina.
The two main sources of Islamic thought are... The Quran and the Sunnah
What is a the central teaching of Islam? There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, what activity is particularly associated with the holy month of Ramadan? Fasting
What are the Five Pillars of Islam? Belief in one god (Monotheism), Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the... Sharia
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it... was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.
The Muslim scholar known as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote a famous and influential book on which subject? Medicine
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for... practicing and writing about Sufism
How did Muslim scholars expand the study of mathematics? Muslim scholars spread the concept of zero
What was Muhammad’s role in establishing and spreading Islam? Muhammad was the founder and final prophet of Islam
How do the Quran and the Hajj each help unite the global community of Muslims? Muslims from all over the world regard the Quran as their holy book and learn to read it in Arabic. Muslims from many countries also make the Hajj together, and this unites the global Muslim community.
Describe the split in the Muslim community caused by Muhammad’s death. The Muslim community split into two groups after his death, the Sunni and the Shia. They disagreed over who should be the first Caliph: Abu Bakr or Ali
What is the main similarity in the core beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? They are all Monotheistic religions who revere Abraham as a prophet.
What are the major differences between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? Unlike Muslims, Jews and Christians do not believe Muhammad was a prophet. Unlike Christians, Muslims do not believe Jesus was the son of God.
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