Lesson Six: Islam

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"recitation" or "reading"

literal meaning of Quran

the one who is God

meaning of Allah

ansar

"helpers", people in Medina who sheltered the Prophet and his followers after hejira

Kaaba

"The Black Stone"

632 C.E.

Death of Muhammad

Khadija

First wife of Muhammad and first to convert to Islam.

Allah

God of Islam

1.5 billion adherents

How many adherents do muslims have?

62 years old

How old was Muhammad when he died?

"submit"

Islam is an arabic word that means

pilgrim/ missionary religion

Islam was originally a _____________________.

hijra

Muhammad's move to Medina. Start of the Islamic calendar (622 CE)

crescent and star

Symbol of Islam

muhajirun

The Muslims who emigrated from Mecca to Medina; they followed muhammad; those who made the hijra

Ottoman Empire

The crescent and star can be seen in flags that came about following what empire?

Quran

The holy book of Islam

Indonesia

The world's most populous Muslim-majority country

Islam

The youngest of the major world religions

7 C.E.

When was Islam established?

610 C.E.

Year when Muhammad received his first revelation from the angel Gabriel

jinn

a race of supernatural creatures, genies

Abu Talib

a wealthy clan leader who raised Muhammad when both his parents died when he was very young; his uncle

hilal

crescent moon

al (the) ilah (deity)

etymology of Allah

Muhammad ibn Abdullah

founder and prophet of Islam

49 countries

how many countries are muslim-majority?

1. connections with royalty 2. linked to the lunar calendar

the crescent moon/hilal is associated with

make known to the rest of the world the message of the Quran

the goal of Islam

Mount Hira

the place where Muhammad received the word of God through the angel Gabriel

87%

what percent of Indonesia's population are Muslim?

oasis town of Mecca

where was Muhammad born?

Quraysh tribe

which clan did muhammad belong to?


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