"The Muslim World"

4. the people who believe that the people in Muhammed's bloodline to rule
5. a tool made to help with time calculations and to locate the direction of Mecca
7. the angel that spoke to Muhammed
8. the family of rulers that came to power in 661 AD after Ali's assassination; later became Sunnis
12. the "people of the book" were ____ and jews
18. a person who practices Islam
19. the city that Islam was made in
21. the holy month where Muslims fast from 6 am to 6 pm
22. the place that Muhammed conquered with 10,000 followers
23. the creator of Islam, and the prophet of Allah, the god of Islam

1. the name of the rule of Abu-Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali
2. the place where Asia, Africa, and Europe meet (two words, no space)
3. the caliphate that descended from Fatima, the daughter of Muhammed
6. the official language of Islam
9. the scientific technology that the Muslims advanced so that they could check the time effectively, and find the direction to Mecca.
10. a way to help the poor
11. Umayyads who rejected the life of luxury to instead live a life of poverty to be closer to the religion
13. a letter of credit from banks; pronounced "check" in Europe
14. the major city that was founded in southern Spain
15. the Islamic holy book
16. a successor of the messenger of Allah
17. the people who believe that the people who follow the ideals of Muhammed should rule
20. must be done five times a day in the direction of mecca