Islam Crossword
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- 4. He is the "Patriarch" of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Also the builder of the Kabah.
- 6. The belief in only one god.
- 10. The “City of the Prophet” and where Muhammad’s tomb is located.
- 11. This shrine in Mecca is the most holy place in Islam.
- 13. This type of mathematics was created by Al-Khwarizmi.
- 15. The Islamic Empire had the most territory in which continent?
- 16. Baghdad was located in between the Tigris and ____ rivers.
- 19. This city, currently the capital of Israel, is holy to Islam because it’s where Muhammad ascended to heaven during the Night Journey.
- 20. The language of the Quran and main language of the Middle East.
- 21. This Pillar of Islam instructs Muslims to visit Mecca at least once in their life.
- 22. Most Muslims today are either ____ or Shi’ites.
- 23. This European country was part of the Islamic World from 711 to 1492.
- 25. Muslims are supposed to pray ____ times a day.
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- 1. This is the Islamic month of fasting.
- 2. Surrounded by minarets, this is a Muslim house of worship.
- 3. This city, now in Iraq, was the capital of the Islamic Empire and was founded in 762.
- 5. The Islamic Empire built ____ that would treat poor people who were sick for free.
- 7. Because it’s in between 3 continents, the Middle East was a great location for what economic activity?
- 8. Along with Jews, ____ are known as “People of the Book” to Muslims.
- 9. Who is considered “the Prophet” in Islam?
- 12. The House of ____ in Baghdad was a massive library that gathered texts from places like Greece, Persia, and India.
- 14. The Arabic word for “God.”
- 17. This city is the home of Islam.
- 18. The holy book of Islam.
- 24. Muslim mathematicians spread the numbers we use today, including zero, and the decimal system from ____ to Europe.