quran
The Holy book of Islam, the exact words of God, that the angel Gabriel said to Muhammed to write down.
Book of Quran, which contains Arabic writing.
Book of Quran, which contains Arabic writing.
umma
The ideal Muslim community
Ideal Muslim community in a mosque, where the men are separated from the women and they bow down in prayer.
Ideal Muslim community in a mosque, where the men are separated from the women and they bow down in prayer.
pillars of islam
There are 5 pillars of Islam that defines what the people must do, "There is no God, but God, and Muhammed is the prophet, pray 5 times a day facing in the direction of Mecca, give a certain amount of earnings to the less fortunate, fast, don't smoke, or have sexual activity during daylight in the month of Ramadan and try to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime.
Shows the 5 pillars of Islam on a building, in Arabic terms.
Shows the 5 pillars of Islam on a building, in Arabic terms.
hijra
Muhammed and his followers to forced to move to Medina from Mecca because of their religion and this marked the beginning of the Muslim Era.
sharia
The Islamic Law that means the path of the way, and the One Law.
Sharia, the Islamic Law.
Sharia, the Islamic Law.
jizya
Taxes non-Muslim people payed in order to live in Muslim society or Muslim conquered lands.
Muslim officials collecting jizya from the non-Muslim people.
Muslim officials collecting jizya from the non-Muslim people.
ulama
Sunni Muslims that were religious scholars.
Some famous Sharias.
Some famous Sharias.
umayyad caliphate
The rightly guided Caliphs, Shia thought they were illegitimate usurpers. They became hereditary rulers rather than just Caliphs.
Land over which the Umayyad caliphs ruled over.
Land over which the Umayyad caliphs ruled over.
abbasid caliphate
They presided over a flourishing and prosperous Islamic civilization where non-Arabs were playing prominent roles.
Land over which the Abbasid caliphs ruled over.
Land over which the Abbasid caliphs ruled over.
al-ghazali
He was an influential Sunni Muslim philosopher, theologian and Jurist.
Drawing of Al-Ghazali.
Drawing of Al-Ghazali.
sikhism
Monotheistic religion in India where it blended the elements of Islam and Hindu concepts. Founded by Guru Nanak.
Symbol for Sikhism.
Symbol for Sikhism.
anatolia
Taken over by the Turkic Islamic people from The Byzantine Empire, where everything of the Byzantium Empire was destroyed.
Border and limits of Anatolia, present day Turkey.
Border and limits of Anatolia, present day Turkey.
ibn Battuta
A Moroccan traveler and explorer, famous for his travels around Asia and Africa.
Drawing of Ibn Battuta with his time of life below, 1304-1368 C.E.
Drawing of Ibn Battuta with his time of life below, 1304-1368 C.E.
timbuktu
City in the nation of Mali where there were many lower level Quranic schools and high education for students from all over West Africa and beyond.
Where Timbuktu lay in terms of Africa and Mali.
Where Timbuktu lay in terms of Africa and Mali.
al-andalus
It was Arabic name given to a nation in the parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims.This demonstrated the expansive realm of Islam, This was in Spain and soon enough the Europeans drove the Islams out.
The border and limits of Al-Andalus/ the Islamic empire in Spain.
The border and limits of Al-Andalus/ the Islamic empire in Spain.
madrassas
These were formal universities for higher instruction in the teachings of Islam as well as in secular subjects, founded throughout the Islamic world.
Islamic students reading the Quran in a Madrassas.
Islamic students reading the Quran in a Madrassas.
house of wisdom
An academic center for research and translation of foreign texts that was established in Baghdad by the Abbasid caliph al-Mamun.
The foundation for house of wisdoms.
The foundation for house of wisdoms.
ibn sina
Was one of the greatest polymaths of the Islamic world, a Persian who wrote prolifically on scientific and philosophical issues
A painting/picture/portrait of Ibn Sina himself.
A painting/picture/portrait of Ibn Sina himself.