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Trivia about islam

  • In this religion, prayer time is announced from a minaret by a muezzin, or crier
  • Tunisia's flag features a red crescent & star, symbols of this religion
  • In this religion, the devil is called Iblis, or "al-Shaitaan"
  • Except for a small European population, almost all Djiboutians are followers of this religion
  • Persia's animal art persisted even after the introduction of this religion that forbade making images
  • Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah helped found the Hezbollah Party in Lebanon to promote this religion
  • After death, this faith's devout members get houris, celestial handmaidens
  • Over 80% of those in Bangladesh follow this religion
  • Libya's national flag is solid green & represents this religion
  • In this religion the supreme sin of shirk, polytheism or the denial of Allah's unity, is unforgivable
  • In the 1880s the Mahdi led a revolution in the Sudan to restore the prominence of this religion
  • This is the official religion of Libya
  • In Arabic folklore, ghouls were spirits said to be offspring of Iblis, this religion's prince of darkness
  • The green field on the flag of Bangladesh represents this religion
  • The green triangle on Sudan's flag represents this religion
  • The Shi'ite branch of this religion believes that its leadership was willed to Muhammad by his son-in-law Ali
  • Among the 5 pillars of this religion is Salat, ritual prayers said 5 times daily
  • Most predominant in north Africa, it's the largest single religion on the entire continent
  • ...in this religion that considers Abraham & Hagar its patriarch & matriarch
  • With about 47% of the population practicing it, this religion is Kazakhstan's most widespread
  • Among the 5 pillars of this religion is Salat, ritual prayers said 5 times daily
  • After the Arab conquest in the 7th century, the Berbers picked up this religion, but are a bit less orthodox about it
  • Morocco
  • More than 90% of Djibouti's people practice this religion
  • In this religion's version of the Cain & Abel story, the brothers are known as Kabil & Habil
  • 70% of Albanians practice this religion
  • In 1928 Ataturk removed a Turkish constitutional provision naming this as the state religion
  • In 1071 the Seljuk Turks, who practiced this religion, defeated the Byzantine Army at the Battle of Manzikert
  • Once a year members of this religion pay a tax called zakat, Arabic for "purification"
  • After Hulagu overran Iran, his successors, the Il-Khans, accepted this faith
  • The Persian poet Rumi was a Sufi, a member of the mystic sect of this religion
  • Members of this religion commonly touch their foreheads to the ground to acknowledge God's majesty
  • In this religion, Ashura is a simple fast for Sunnis but a day of guilt & mortification for Shiites
  • The EID Stamp, featuring Arabic calligraphy, celebrates festivals of this religion
  • Considered to be the words of God himself, the Koran is the holy book of this religion
  • Within 100 years of this religion's founding in Arabia, its followers dominated north Africa
  • It's the religion of most of the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan
  • "Labbayka Allahumma Labbayk" is recited during this religion's pilgrimage
  • In this religion, Sufism is mystical practice aiming at direct personal experience of God
  • Alharamain,King Faisal Foundation
  • The Ismaili sect of this religion is named for Ismail, a son of the sixth imam, Jafar
  • Leo IV rebuilt Rome after it was sacked by the Saracens, people of this religion
  • Eid al-Fitr,Laylat al-Qadr
  • Following a dispute over succession, this religion split into 2 main sects in the 7th century
  • As the father of Ishmael, Abraham is also considered a patriarch of this religion
  • African-American Keith Ellison of Minnesota is the 1st congressman of this faith, to which he converted at 19
  • 75% of Omanis practice the Ibahdi branch of this religion
  • In the 11th century the kings of Chad converted to this faith
  • Halal meat is slaughtered according to the laws of this religion
  • After serving time in prison for burglary, Malcolm X joined the "Nation of" this & also became a minister
  • Sharif,ayatollah
  • It's the religion of nearly all the Malays in Malaysia
  • This word for the Mohammedan religion means "submission to the will of God"
  • With over 1 billion followers, it's the largest non-Christian religion
  • The Kaaba
  • Conquering soldiers brought this young religion to north Africa around 642 A.D.
  • In this religion, martyrs are buried in the clothes they died in; others are shrouded in a white kafan