Islam Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. A visual art related to writing; the design and execution of lettering with a broad-tip brush, among other writing instruments.
  2. 4. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam
  3. 6. Monotheistic religion that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula, where Allah is the main deity and Muhammad is a prophet
  4. 8. A high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries
  5. 9. The traditional Muslim place of worship
  6. 11. A divine truth
  7. 13. “Struggle in the way of God”
  8. 14. The traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, that constitute a model for Muslims to follow.
  9. 16. A one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to the government.
  10. 17. A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
  11. 18. The fifth pillar of Islam, a pilgrimage to Mecca. significance: A large part of a Muslim's life, a symbol of religious unity.
  12. 19. Is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself.
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  1. 1. A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s death; it provided believers with a set of laws to regulate their daily lives
  2. 2. A successor of Muhammad as the spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
  3. 3. Acts of worship every Muslim must perform; these include belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
  4. 4. “Holder of power”; the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottoman's
  5. 5. This is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  6. 7. The supreme god of Islam
  7. 10. Nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia.
  8. 12. Is the building at the center of Islams most important Mosque
  9. 15. The holy scriptures of Islam