Abrahamic Religions

Question 1

Sacred sites in Jerusalem of Islam

Answer 1

Qibla (original), tomb of Abraham, dome of the rock, al-aqsa mosque

Question 2

Sacred sites in Jerusalem about Judaism

Answer 2

Tomb of Abraham, western wall, the Temple Mount, mount of olives

Question 3

Why is Jerusalem important to Islam?

Answer 3

It is where Muhammad ascended into the heavens

Question 4

Sacred sites of Christianity in Jerusalem

Answer 4

Sepulchre church, tomb of Jesus, Jordan river, gethsemenae, Mary’s tomb, church of St. John.

Question 5

5 pillars of Islam

Answer 5

Shahadah is belief in one God: Allah and that Muhammad is the last prophet to God.
Salah is performing the 5 daily prayers to Mecca/qibla
Sawn is fasting during the daylight hours of Ramadan
Zakat is giving 5% of your earnings to charity
The Hajj is one day traveling to Mecca

Question 6

When is Ramadan?

Answer 6

18th of June to the 17th of July

Question 7

Christianity founded?

Answer 7

In the 1st century CE.

Question 8

When was Judaism founded

Answer 8

7th century BCE

Question 9

When was Islam founded?

Answer 9

7th century CE

Question 10

Islam means…

Answer 10

“Peace through submission to God.”

Question 11

Minbar means…

Answer 11

Where the preacher stands and preaches

Question 12

Mosque…

Answer 12

Is the place of worship for Muslims. It is their temple.

Question 13

Minaret….

Answer 13

Is the spire on the mosque

Question 14

Sunni…

Answer 14

Are ruled by election and census

Question 15

Shia’s….

Answer 15

Are ran by Muhammad’s descendants

Question 16

Who are the majority of Muslims?

Answer 16

Sunni

Question 17

Who is Muhammad

Answer 17

The founder of Islam and the last messenger of God

Question 18

Caliph

Answer 18

Chief Muslim of civil and religious leader

Question 19

Crusades

Answer 19

Europeans fighting for the holy lands from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th and 13th century.

Question 20

Hadith

Answer 20

Muhammad’s sayings

Question 21

Hijrah

Answer 21

The journey of Muhammad from Mecca to medina.

Question 22

Jihad

Answer 22

Struggle between unbelievers and believing as oneself

Question 23

Ka’bah

Answer 23

Building in the mosque of Mecca

Question 24

Prophet

Answer 24

Inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

Question 25

Development of Islam

Answer 25

It is derived from Judaism and Christianity that claims Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. They see themselves as sharing the same God and Muhammad being the last prophet.

Question 26

Muhammad

Answer 26

Was told the revelations from Allah. He ‘founded’ Islam and is known as the last prophet.

Question 27

Jesus in Islam

Answer 27

Muslims believe in Jesus I. The same way as Christians apart from the fact that they believe he was not crucified and a look a like was instead because God saved him.