Beliefs and Practices

Question 1

Qur’an means

Answer 1

reading or reciting.

Question 2

The Qura’an is the product of . . . , written between the years . . .

Answer 2

one man, Muhammad

610-622.

Question 3

The chapters of the Qur’an are arranged according to . . .

Answer 3

length - with the longest towards the beginning.

Question 4

The Quran is ______percent of the size of the BIble.

Answer 4

85

Question 5

All translations are referred to as . . .

Answer 5

interpretations, since they don’t capture the perfect beauty of the original words of Muhammad.

Question 6

The Quran contains the unique doctrine of abrogation, by which

Answer 6

Muhammad was able to override or nullify earlier revelations with new ones.

Question 7

The Quran says that Mary gave birth to Jesus

Answer 7

under a desert palm tree.

Question 8

The Quran pictures Mary as a person of the

Answer 8

Trinity. (Sura 5:116)

Question 9

The Quran says Jesus was never

Answer 9

crucified. (Surah 4:157-158)

Question 10

The Quran says Noah was 950 years old when . . .

Answer 10

the Flood began. (Sura 29:14-5)

Question 11

100 verses of the Quran are echos of the . . .

Answer 11

Mishna and Gemaras of the Jews.

Question 12

Muhammad received some of his revelations

Answer 12

through seizures.

Question 13

Muhammad told his wife he feared he was possessed by . . .

Answer 13

demons (Caner and Caner 85)

Question 14

Five basic Beliefs of Islam

Answer 14

1. belief in Allah: one God
2. Belief in the last day
3. Belief in angels (the jinn)
4. Belief in the scripture: The Bible and Quran
5. Belief in the prophets - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.

Question 15

When Christians unite human nature with God, Muslims say they are guilty of the greatest sin known as

Answer 15

shirk - associating God with something in worship.

Question 16

Second to the Quran as the source of Muslim believe and practice is . . .

Answer 16

hadith - Arabic for “speech”. purported sayings of Muhammad taken from other sources.

Question 17

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 17

1. The Creed
2. Ritual Prayer - five times daily - towards Mecca
3. Almsgiving
4. Fasting
5. Pilgrimage

Question 18

The consecrating act in prayer is to say

Answer 18

Allahu akbar (God is greater)

Question 19

Once a week, on Friday,

Answer 19

Muslims gather for worship.

Question 20

Mihrab is an

Answer 20

ornate niche - readily visible so worshipers know which way to face.

Question 21

The lunar month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year, Muslims. . .

Answer 21

abstain from food, drink, music, entertainment and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset.

Question 22

Every year during the 12th month, Dhu al Hijjah,

Answer 22

about 2 million Muslims make the hajj - complex rituals over a period of ten days.

Question 23

The hajj is . . .

Answer 23

a major event in a muslims life.

Question 24

Orthodox Muslims consider jihad to be . . .

Answer 24

literal, while liberals interpret it spiritually.

Question 25

One wife of Muhammad was his favorite, Aisha, had been engaged to him since she was

Answer 25

6, married to him at 9 when he was 53.

Question 26

Muhammad was allowed more than

Answer 26

four wives, unlike other Muslim men.