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1 People from Judaism and Christianity that Muslims believe spoke for God, including Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
2 An Arabic medical encyclopedia
3 Region where Islam started, and location of Mecca and Medina
4 Number system used today that began when Arabs made their own version of the Indian Numbers
5 Building in Jerusalem where Muslims believe Muhammad went to heaven
6 Started in Arabia, and spread across Central Asia, Africa and into Spain. Originally controlled by Caliphs.
7 Most important beliefs in Islam: Faith in God, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
8 City where Muslims believe Muhammad went to heaven from. Also a holy city in Judaism and Christianity
9 A navigation tool invented in the Islamic Empire that used the position of the stars to determine a person's latitude.
10 Islamic capital after the Umayyads. Fell to Mongols
11 Type of math invented in Islamic Empire
12 Holy month in Islam when Muslims fast during the day (only eat at night)
13 Language used in the Islamic Empire and in the Qu’ran
14 City where Muhammad preached after he left Mecca, also where he was buried after his death.
15 Leader of Islam. Muslims split after the death of Ali, and today there is not one of these.
16 Group of Muslims who followed the Umayyad dynasty
17 Arabic word for “God.” The only god in Islam
18 Birthplace of Muhammad, location of the Kaaba, and destination of pilgrimage for Muslims
19 City in France where Muslims are defeated and stop their spread into Europe
20 Group of Muslims who said a relative of Muhammad must be Caliph
21 Giving to the poor as required by Islam
22 After his death, Muslims split into Sunni and Shi’a
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