¨The Muslim World¨
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- 5. an Arabic word for God
- 8. an Islamic place of worship.
- 9. is the holy book of Islam.
- 11. is the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad.
- 13. is an Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad.
- 14. a follower of Islam.
- 16. Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain
- 17. a pilgrimage to Mecca performed as a duty by Muslims.
- 19. the art of beautiful handwriting
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- 1. dynasty ruled the Muslim Empire from A.D. 750 to 1258.
- 2. The founder of Islam, and was born in powerful Mecca clan
- 3. were a dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from a.d. 661 to 761
- 4. rejected the luxurious life of the Umayyads
- 6. of Wisdom a center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s.
- 7. the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad
- 10. is a monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century a.d.
- 11. is a body of law governing the lives of Muslims.
- 12. successor or deputy
- 15. a member of a Muslim dynasty that traced its ancestry to Muhammad’s daughter Fatima
- 18. was the first caliph, and loyal friend to Muhammad
- 20. Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in a.d. 622.