Holidays and Beliefs
Across
- 4. This day celebrates the birth of Muhammad.
- 7. Muslims with he means to do so are expected to make a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca; Fifth Pillar
- 9. Almsgiving, or donating to charity; Third Pillar
- 11. This festival commemorates how Ibrahim (Abraham) was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command.
- 12. A days that marks the end of Ramadan; sometimes called the Breaking of the Fast.
- 13. This day is also called the Night of Power. It takes place near the end of Ramadan and commemorates the night the Quran was first given to Muhammad.
- 14. Fasting during the holy month from sunrise to sundown; Fourth Pillar
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- 1. A day of fasting that takes place on the 10th of the Muslim month Muharram.
- 2. Pray five times a day, facing Mecca; Second Pillar
- 3. The main framework of the Islamic religion, organized into five steps.
- 5. This holiday marks the day when Muhammad and his followers traveled from Mecca to Medina.
- 6. The profession of faith; First Pillar
- 8. The holy month observing when the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. Throughout the month, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
- 10. Stone building in the center of Mecca; the metaphorical house of god, the holiest shrine in Islam