Islam Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Is a building at the center of Islam's most important mosque
  2. 5. A high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries
  3. 6. A divine truth
  4. 9. Nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia.
  5. 10. Arabic for God; the supreme god of Islam
  6. 13. A one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to the government.
  7. 15. The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
  8. 17. A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s death; it provided believers with a set of laws to regulate their daily lives
  9. 18. “Holder of power”; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
  10. 19. “Struggle in the way of God”
  11. 20. The traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, that constitute a model for Muslims to follow.
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  1. 1. A visual art related to writing; the design and execution of lettering with a broad-tip brush, among other writing instruments.
  2. 3. Is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself.
  3. 4. of the Rock This is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  4. 7. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
  5. 8. Acts of worship every Muslim must perform; these include belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
  6. 11. The fifth pillar of Islam, a pilgrimage to Mecca. significance: A large part of a Muslim's life, a symbol of religious unity.
  7. 12. The holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
  8. 14. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam
  9. 16. A successor of Muhammad as the spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims