an Islamic state under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph, a person considered a political-religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire ummah.
a place of worship for Muslims.
the belief in the existence of only one god that created the world, is all-powerful and intervenes in the world.
the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world. Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
the capital city of the Roman Empire, of the Eastern Roman Empire, of the brief Crusader state known as the Latin Empire and of the Ottoman Empire.
a grouping of nomadic Arab people who have historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Levant.
a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself. Only Muslims are allowed in the city,
a state and caliphate that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate. From a geographical perspective, it is considered a subcontinent of Asia. It is the largest peninsula in the world
an Arab religious, social and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet,
a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.
a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. I
an early-modern empire in South Asia.
an Arabic word which literally means striving or struggling, especially with a praiseworthy aim.