Islam Vocabulary Crossword

3. – city in Arabia; important religious center, trade center, and excellent source of fresh water.
4. – a small area in desert watered by springs and wells
7. – people who believe in Islam (it means “Those who have accepted the message of peace by submission to Allah.”)
10. Alms – charity to the poor
11. – national language of Islam (Middle East)
12. – journey to sacred place (Mecca)
13. – pilgrimage (journey) to Mecca
16. – prophet or messenger for Allah (God)
17. – belief in one god
19. – religion based on teachings of the prophet Muhammad (it means “submission to God”)
20. (Koran)– book of Allah’s teachings written by Muhammad in Mecca
21. – a struggle to defend Islam

1. – member of group traveling from place to place in search of food, water, & grazing land for herds caravan – group of nomads/travelers
2. – one month of fasting
3. – Muslim church (house of worship)
5. – holy shrine in Mecca (cube-shaped)
6. – person who takes over for Muhammad; next ruler of Islam
8. teachings – 1) one God (Allah), 2) rules for moral & social conduct, 3) Five Pillars
9. – five times a day
14. – guiding rules for Islam based on the example of Muhammad
15. – belief in one God
17. – person who stood in tower and called out for prayer service
18. – Arabic name for God