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| Why is the year 622 so important? |
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| The hijara is the turning point in Islamic history and believed to be the start of the Islamic calendar |
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| What is the difference between the city of Yathrib and Medina? |
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| What are the 5 pillars of Islam and why are they so important? |
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- belief in one god, Allah and Muhammad is Allah's prophet
- Muslims must pray to Allah 5 times a day, must look towards Mecca when they pray
- give to those in need, especialy the poor
- to fast during the holy month of Ramadan
- if you can afford it you must visit Mecca at least one in your life
- to strengthen Muslim's tied to Allah
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| What does the Qur'an say that Allah is? |
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| That Allah is the one god in the universe |
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| How large is the religion of Islam today? |
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| There are over 1 billion Muslims in the world today |
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| What is the difference between a caliph and caliphate? |
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Caliph is a person chosen to govern the land and religion of Islam The lands ruled by this person are called a caliphate |
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| Name some of the most important contributions Muslims have made to the modern world? |
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- in medicine they discovered that some diseases are spread through water and air
- traveling hospitals
- invented Arabic numbers
- invented algebra
- Islamic calendar is based on the moon's movement
- invented the guitar
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| What is the oasis and why these so important to the anicent Arabians? |
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- Oasis are places in the desert watered by underground spring.
- people can grow crops there
- very few are found in Arabia
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| What position did Umar hold in the Muslim world? |
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- advisor to Muhammad
- 2nd caliph of Islam
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| What does the Qur'an contain? |
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- Allah's teachings given to Muhammad
- Five Pillars of Islam
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