Across
- 2. Arabia’s most important city and the center for both trade and religion
- 6. an Islamic system of law that covers all aspects of human behavior
- 8. the holy book of Islam
- 9. a Muslim religious leader
- 11. the title of the chief Muslim leader who was regarded as a successor of Muhammad
- 12. means “submission to the will of God.”
- 17. Many of Arabia’s early inhabitants made their living as nomadic herders
- 18. Muhammad’s father-in-law and successor
- 19. regarded as “people of the book”
- 20. a group of families that share a common ancestor
Down
- 1. follower of Islam and mean "one who has submitted to God.
- 3. regarded as “people of the book”
- 4. a fertile place with water in a desert
- 5. a journey to a holy place
- 7. a teacher believed to be inspired by God
- 10. Accounts of what Muhammad reportedly said, did, or approved were recorded by his followers after his death
- 13. the words and actions attributed to Muhammad written down by his followers
- 14. elected leader of a Bedouin tribe
- 15. a Muslim place of worship
- 16. one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. Almost the entire 1.2 million square miles is scorching desert and dry, flat land.