Key terms

Question 1

Allah

Answer 1

Arabic word for God

Question 2

Bedouin

Answer 2

A nomadic or wandering tribes-person of the Arabian, Syrian, or North African desert

Question 3

Eid al-Fitr

Answer 3

A celebration that takes place at the end of Ramadan, (a period of fasting)

Question 4

Hajj

Answer 4

Arabic word for Pilgrimage ( Pilgrimage to Mecca should be made at least once in a lifetime)

Question 5

Halal

Answer 5

Permissible (Normaly refers to what foods can be eaten)

Question 6

Hijab

Answer 6

Arabic word for cover ( is also a scarf that covers most or all of a woman’s hair)

Question 7

Hijra

Answer 7

Arabic word for migration

Question 8

Imam

Answer 8

A Muslim leader of prayer and giver of sermons in the mosque

Question 9

Khalifa

Answer 9

Muslim duty of stewardship (mostly refers to environmental duties)

Question 10

Masque

Answer 10

Muslim place of worship

Question 11

Muslim

Answer 11

A believer in the Islam faith

Question 12

Nasheeds

Answer 12

Music that is traditionally sung a cappella, accompanied only by the beat of a large drum

Question 13

Patriarchal society

Answer 13

society where women are defined by their relationship with men.

Question 14

Polytheist

Answer 14

A believer in more than one God

Question 15

Sufi

Answer 15

A Muslim who became a mystic (Has a deeper understanding of Allah)

Question 16

Sunni

Answer 16

Muslims who don’t believes their leader should be a descendant of the original

Question 17

Sh’ite

Answer 17

Muslims who believes their leader should be a descendant of the original

Question 18

umma

Answer 18

The Muslim community

Question 19

Zakat

Answer 19

Obligation to give at least 2.5% of ones earnings to the less fortunate