The Muslim World

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  1. 2. A prophet of Allah who was reached out to through an angel named Gabriel.
  2. 6. A Muslim- ruled region in what is now Spain, established in the eighth century A.D.
  3. 7. An Islamic place of worship.
  4. 9. An Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad.
  5. 11. A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government.
  6. 14. The holy book of Islam.
  7. 15. A body of law governing the lives of Muslims.
  8. 16. of Wisdom A center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s.
  9. 17. A follower of Islam.
  10. 19. A pilgrimage to Mecca, preformed as a duty by Muslims.
  11. 20. "Striving", referring to the inner struggle against evil, and Muhammad's justification and encouragement of Islam.
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  1. 1. The art of beautiful handwriting.
  2. 3. A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from A.D. 750- 1258.
  3. 4. God in Arabic
  4. 5. A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the 7th century A.D.
  5. 8. A branch of Islam who believe the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.
  6. 10. A dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from A.D.661-750 and later established a kingdom in al- Andalus.
  7. 12. A member of the Muslim dynasty, traces back to muhammad's daughter Fatima, and its empire built in North Africa, Arabia and Syria.
  8. 13. the capital of Abbasid capital city, built on the west bank of the Tigris River.
  9. 15. A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contract with God through mystical means.
  10. 18. Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib in A.D. 622.