Question

This man's house is said to have contained cushions decorated with images of birds. For 10 points each:
[10e] Identify this prophet whose house in Medina inspired all subsequent mosque architecture.
ANSWER: Muhammad [or Mohammed; or the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him]
[10h] The Prophet's Mosque, built on the site of Muhammad's house in Medina, was the first building in the Arabian Peninsula to have this feature added to it. Hawaii's Iolani Palace had this feature five years before Benjamin Harrison added it to the White House.
ANSWER: electric lighting [accept electricity; prompt on lighting]
[10m] Many Islamic heritage sites in Medina were destroyed in the early 19th century by followers of this conservative religious movement, whose founder allied with Muhammad bin Saud in the 18th century.
ANSWER: Wahhabism [al-Wahhābiyya]
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