Rise of Islam Vocabulary

What is the definition of Bedouins?

• nomadic herders who lived in the Arabian desert  

• Muslim prophet born in Mecca around A.D. 570

•  a city that became Medina, or “city of the Prophet,” where Muhammad fled in 622

• the sacred text of Islam

What is the definition of Mecca?

• the body of Islamic law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies Islamic principles to everyday life

• the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad; the holiest city for Islamic people

• Muhammad’s trip from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in 622   

• in Islam, an effort in God’s service

Who is Muhammad?

• Muslim prophet born in Mecca around A.D. 570

•  the sacred text of Islam

• Muslim house of worship   

• one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes

What is Yathrib?

• a city that became Medina, or “city of the Prophet,” where Muhammad fled in 622

•  Muhammad’s trip from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) in 622  

•  in Islam, an effort in God’s service

A hijra is

What is Medina?

• former city of Yathrib

• Former city of Athens

• Former city of Rome

• Former city of London

The Quran is

What is the Kaaba?

• holiest site in Islam

• sacred text of Islam

• nomadic herders who lived in the Arabian desert  

• Muslim house of worship

What is a Mosque?

What is the Hajj?

• one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetimes

• House of worship

• Sacred text of Islam