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What is the purpose of Sharia?

To make a good person and society. It is the governing principles for spiritual, mental, and physical behavior that must be followed by Muslims

What is a Muslim?

A practitioner of the Islamic faith

What is the name of the person who leads prayer in mosques?

Imam

Which city did the Ottomans conquer in 1453?

Constantinople

Which Islamic dynasty was in power when the empire expanded into the Iberian Peninsula?

Umayyad (661-750) from Syria

What is the Islamic religious code of behavior (conduct) called?

Sharia

What is a Surah?

A chapter in the Quran

What is the name of the stone building in Mecca that Muslims pray towards

The Ka'aba

True or False, one of the pillars of Islam is to pray facing Mecca five times a day and attend mosque on Fridays (holy day)

True, at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening

What year was the Islamic Empire overthrown?

1453

Under what dynasty was the "golden age of Islam"?

The Abbasid (750-1258)

What is sharia based on?

The Quran. The Sunnah- the book of the practices of the prophet Muhammad. It is of divine origin

How many pillars of Islam are there?

5

What are some of the cultural advances made during the Golden Age of Islam (790-1258)?

Arabic art and architecture. Advances in math, science and medicine. Schools of higher education and libraries were built.

Which dynasty followed the Umayyad and was the peak of the Islamic Empire?

The Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258 Baghdad is capital) and (1261-1517 when Mongols sacked Baghdad and they fled to Egypt)

True or False, a minaret is a wall facing Mecca

False, a minaret is a tower in the mosque that calls people to prayer