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