Islamic Cultural Legacy

A belief of Islam is that the healthy should care for the sick, just as the wealthy should look after the poor.

From a ____, a Muslim official known as a muezzin (moo-EH-zuhn) would call out a summons to prayer.

The study of the stars helped the Muslim religion by

Muslim scholars also built upon ancient learning to extend their understanding of the universe.

Following the Bible’s instruction to care for the sick, Muslims built many hospitals.

The Thousand and One Nights, a collection of entertaining stories from India, Persia, and Arabia has characters from

The depiction of people and animals imitates God’s act of creation. Muslims feared that it encourages worship of images.