Islam

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A member of the nomadic peoples of ___ (plural) (7)
  2. 4. Leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (8)
  3. 7. The code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed (7)
  4. 8. Muslim name for the one and only God (5)
  5. 10. Religion that follows the Quran (5)

Down

  1. 1. Slender tower with balconies (7)
  2. 2. A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed (6)
  3. 3. The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca (5)
  4. 5. The Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day (7)
  5. 6. A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal (5)
  6. 7. The ruler of a Muslim country (6)
  7. 9. The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja (4)