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- 2. When Muslims pray they must always face the holy city of Mecca, located in this country.
- 4. During Medieval Times Arab rulers allowed the groups of people they conquered of Afroeurasia to continue practicing their own religious customs as opposed to __________ them to convert to Islam, which slowed the rate of the spread of the religion.
- 9. This is the day of the week for worship for Muslims.
- 10. The division of Islam practiced by most Muslims; they follow a strict, traditional and widely held interpretation of Islam.
- 12. Muslims are required to __________ fives times a day.
- 16. The symbol of Islam, which is shown on the flags of several nations where a majority of the people are Muslims, includes a crescent and a __________.
- 19. Muslims are required to do this as a way to assist the poor; by giving a percentage of their wealth or money.
- 21. declaration of faith; declares that there is only one God, Allah & Muhammad is God's messenger.
- 23. According to Islam, where do believers go after they die?
- 24. About 1/5 of all Muslims live in this part of the world.
- 25. Islam is the world's __________ largest religion after Christianity.
- 26. A civil and religious ruler.
- 27. The first stage of expansion of Islam was to __________ the people of the Arabian Peninsula.
- 28. The Quran commands Muslims to make a religious journey to Mecca at least once in their lifetime if they are physically and financially able to make the journey. This journey is called a __________.
- 29. Who was the daughter of Muhammed?
- 30. According to popular Islamic legend, the black __________ that is incased on the side of the Ka'bah, was given to Adam on his fall from the Garden of Eden and was originally white, but has become black by absorbing the sins of the thousands of pilgrims who have kissed and touched it.
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- 1. what missionary left behind translations of the New Testament in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian after his death?
- 3. What nation has the third most Muslim believers in the world?
- 5. What nation has the most Muslim believers in the world?
- 6. the division of Islam that supports the descendants of Muhammad as his rightful successors.
- 7. a place to worship
- 8. Islam is a __________ religion, the belief in one and only one God.
- 9. the formal acts of worship of Islam that provides the framework for all aspects of a Muslim's life
- 11. What is Islamic law called?
- 13. Worshippers of Islam, Muslims, predominately (mainly) live in North __________ and in the Middle East today.
- 14. What nation has the fourth most Muslim believers in the world?
- 15. The messenger of God.
- 17. A cube-shaped stone building in Mecca that all Muslims in the world face during their daily prayers.
- 18. Every Muslim must fast (no eat or drink) from dawn to dusk during the month of __________.
- 20. Muslims believe that children are born without __________.
- 22. One night while meditating in a cave, Muhammad was visited by the angel __________, who told Muhammad that he was called to be the messenger of God.
- 25. Muslims believe that all people can find __________ through a belief in the one God, Allah, and performing morally right actions.