[image]Mecca is the most sacred city in Islam. All Muslims, wherever they are on Earth, pray five times a day in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. 

[image]Muhammad is the Islamic Prophet and was believed to be the messanger of God.

[image]The muslim God and creator. 

The five primary duties of every Muslim: profession of faith (shahada), ritual prayer (salat), fasting during Ramadan (sawm), pilgrimmage to Mecca (hajj) and charity (zakat). Fulfillment of these duties brings rewards on earth and in the afterlife.[image]

Caliph

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 A political leader of the Muslim community

Shari'a

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Islamic law, both political and religious. 

Kafir

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Someone who does not believe in Allah, or in the content of the Qur'an, or in the prophetic status of Muhammad. 

Jihad

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Holy war; the defense of Islam against its enemies.

People of the Book

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Muhammad's designation for Jews and Christians, and sometimes Zoroastrians and Hindus.

Mosque

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a Muslim place of worship. 

Koran (Quran)

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The sacred text of Islam

List Three Holy Days

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Ashura, is an Islamic holiday observed on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year. Ramadan is not a holy day to Muslims but a holy month. It is the ninth month of the Muslim year. Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, is celebrated on the first day of Muharram, the month in which Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina