Islamic Empire

Foundations of Islam

• Arabic - the language the Quran is written in

• Five pillars

  • Shahada - declaration of faith

  • Salah - daily prayer - five times a day facing the Kaaba in Mecca

  • Zakah - giving of charity

Foundations of Islam

• Five pillars

  • Sawm - during Ramadan not eating/drinking from sunrise to sunset

  • Hajj - pilgrimmage to Mecca

• Eid Mubarak - blessed celebration (said to one another during Ramdan)

Foundations of Islam

• Contributions in Math, Astronomy, Medicine, Literature, Art

  • Muhammad al-Razi - medicine

• Ottoman Empire - late 1200s into 1922

  • conquered areas of Asia, Africa, Europe

• Mogul Empire - 1500s-1857

  • Taj Mahal built to honor an emperor's wife

Geography

• Dome of the Rock (oldest Islamic monument & holy place)

  • located in Jerusalem

Odds & Ends

• Mosques decorated with geometric patterns

• Calendar differs from Gregorian calendar in number of days by 11

• according to their religion, the angel Gabriel revealed messages from God to Muhammed