Islam Focus Vocabulary

Nomads Nomads move from place to place instead of settling permanently What are nomads? What do we call people who move from place to place instead of settling permanently? What are nomadic tribes? Nomads

Oasis An oasis is a fertile or green spot in a desert What is an oasis? What do we call a fertile or green spot in a desert? How can an oasis support a city in the desert? Oasis

Clan Clans are families of people related by blood or marriage What are clans? What do we call families of people related by blood or marriage? How would clans help people in harsh conditions? Clan

Allah Allah is the Arabic word for God What is Allah? What is the Arabic word for God? Is Allah the only other word for God? Allah

Monotheism Monotheism is the belief in one God What is monotheism? What do we call the belief in one God? If monotheism is the belief in one God, then what is polytheism? Monotheism

Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place or shrine What is a pilgrimage? What do we call a journey to a sacred place or shrine? Christians, Muslims, and Jews all make pilgrimages to what city? Pilgrimage

Islam Islam is a religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad What is Islam? What do we call the religion based on the teachings of Muhammad? Where did Muhammad begin to spread Islam? Islam

Muslim A Muslim is a believer in Islam What is a Muslim? What do we call a believer in Islam? What country has the largest population of Muslims? Muslim

Hijrah is the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the town of Yathrib(Medina) What is Hijrah? What do we call the migration to Yathrib? Why did Hijrah happen? Hijrah

Qur’an The Qur’an is the Muslim holy book What is the Qur’an? What do we call the Muslim holy book? The Qur’an was originally written in what language? Qur’an

The Sunnah are teachings and practices of Muhammad used by Muslims as guides for proper living What are the Sunnah? What do we call the Muslims’ guides for proper living? The Sunnah and Qur’an became part of what? Sunnah

Mosque A mosque is a Muslim house of worship What is a mosque? What do we call a Muslim house of worship? All mosques face what? Mosque

A caliph means “successor,” a secular and religious head of a Muslim community What is a caliph? What do we call the secular and religious head of a Muslim community? A caliph was elected to be who’s successor? Caliph

Shi’a means “the party of Ali” and is a branch of Islam that resisted the rule of the Umayyads and believed the caliph should always be a relative of the Prophet(Muhammad) What is the Shi’a? What do we call the branch of Islam that resisted the Umayyads? What do we call members of the Shi’a? Shi’a

Sunni Sunni is the branch of Islam that did not resist the Umayyads What is the Sunni? What do we call the branch of Islam that did not resist the Umayyads? The Sunni accepted elected _________? Sunni