muslims and their empire chapter 10. muslim culture chapter 10 section 3
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Muslims and their Empire
Chapter 10
Muslim Culture
Chapter 10 Section 3
• Muslims believe Muhammad a prophet of God (Allah).
• A prophet is a person who believes that he or she is spoken to by God.
• A prophet tells others what God has said.
• Muhammad said that the name of God is Allah. He said that people must obey Allah by being kind and fair to each other.
• He also said that all Muslims must perform five duties. These duties are called the Five Pillars of Islam.
• The first duty is to make a statement about one’s belief in Islam.
• This statement should be “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.”
• The second duty is to pray five times a day while facing Mecca.
• The third duty is to give money to help the poor.
• The fourth duty is to not eat or drink anything during the daylight hours of one month. This month is the Islamic month called Ramadan.
• The fifth duty is to make at least one pilgrimage, or journey, if you can afford to do so,called the hajj, to Mecca.
• The teachings of Muhammad are in a book called the Koran (Qur’an).
• Muslims in all parts of the world read and study the Koran.
• The Koran tells a person how to be a good Muslim.
• The traditional law for the Muslims is the Sharia.
• The Muslim Empire also became a center of learning.• The Abassid dynasty started many schools in cities such as Baghdad.
• Muslims learned much about science, math, and art from the people in the conquered lands.
• Muslims also spread new ideas across the empire.
• The Muslim scholar, Al-Khwarizmi, used Hindu numbers to create new a type of math called Algebra. The word Algebra derives from the Arabic word AlJabar.
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• The word AlJabar means "bringing together separate parts".
• The Muslim Empire became a center of culture during the Middle Ages.
• Many Muslims wrote poems and stories.
• They made beautiful works of art.
• The Muslims built great cities and beautiful buildings.
• Some of these great buildings were mosques.
• A mosque is a place where Muslims worship Allah.
• One of the most famous mosques is the Dome of the Rock in the city of Jerusalem.
