Across
- 3. he central religious text of Islam
- 5. Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet
- 7. one of the two main branches of Islam
- 8. a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast
- 9. the larger of the two main branches of Islam
- 12. a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia
- 15. an Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque
- 16. Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina
- 18. a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion
- 22. the core beliefs and practices of Islam
- 23. someone who follows the religion of Islam
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- 1. a place of worship for Muslims
- 2. a holy stone building located in Mecca
- 4. the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler
- 6. an astronomical instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and physical model of visible heavenly bodies.
- 10. an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad
- 11. a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God
- 13. Islam’s holiest city
- 14. of Tours an important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul
- 17. a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam
- 19. an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca
- 20. the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena
- 21. a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque
