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Islam Focus Vocabulary

Islam Focus Vocabulary. Nomads move from place to place instead of settling permanently What are nomads ? What do we call people who move from place to place instead of settling permanently ? What are nomadic tribes?. Nomads. An oasis is a fertile or green spot in a desert

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Islam Focus Vocabulary

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  1. Islam Focus Vocabulary

  2. Nomads move from place to place instead of settling permanently • What are nomads? • What do we call people who move from place to place instead of settling permanently? • What are nomadic tribes? Nomads

  3. An oasis is a fertile or green spot in a desert • What is an oasis? • What do we call a fertile or green spot in a desert? • How can an oasis support a city in the desert? Oasis

  4. Clans are families of people related by blood or marriage • What are clans? • What do we call families of people related by blood or marriage? • How would clans help people in harsh conditions? Clan

  5. Allah is the Arabic word for God • What is Allah? • What is the Arabic word for God? • Is Allah the only other word for God? Allah

  6. Monotheism is the belief in one God • What is monotheism? • What do we call the belief in one God? • If monotheism is the belief in one God, then what is polytheism? Monotheism

  7. A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place or shrine • What is a pilgrimage? • What do we call a journey to a sacred place or shrine? • Christians, Muslims, and Jews all make pilgrimages to what city? Pilgrimage

  8. Islam is a religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad • What is Islam? • What do we call the religion based on the teachings of Muhammad? • Where did Muhammad begin to spread Islam? Islam

  9. A Muslim is a believer in Islam • What is a Muslim? • What do we call a believer in Islam? • What country has the largest population of Muslims? Muslim

  10. Hijrah is the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the town of Yathrib(Medina) • What is Hijrah? • What do we call the migration to Yathrib? • Why did Hijrah happen? Hijrah

  11. The Qur’an is the Muslim holy book • What is the Qur’an? • What do we call the Muslim holy book? • The Qur’an was originally written in what language? Qur’an

  12. The Sunnah are teachings and practices of Muhammad used by Muslims as guides for proper living • What are the Sunnah? • What do we call the Muslims’ guides for proper living? • The Sunnah and Qur’an became part of what? Sunnah

  13. A mosque is a Muslim house of worship • What is a mosque? • What do we call a Muslim house of worship? • All mosques face what? Mosque

  14. A caliph means “successor,” a secular and religious head of a Muslim community • What is a caliph? • What do we call the secular and religious head of a Muslim community? • A caliph was elected to be who’s successor? Caliph

  15. Shi’a means “the party of Ali” and is a branch of Islam that resisted the rule of the Umayyadsand believed the caliph should always be a relative of the Prophet(Muhammad) • What is the Shi’a? • What do we call the branch of Islam that resisted the Umayyads? • What do we call members of the Shi’a? Shi’a

  16. Sunni is the branch of Islam that did not resist the Umayyads • What is the Sunni? • What do we call the branch of Islam that did not resist the Umayyads? • The Sunni accepted elected _________? Sunni

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