Define terms 2

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the prophet of Allah.

Question 2

Muslim

Answer 2

A follower of the religion of Islam.

Question 3

Theocracy

Answer 3

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.

Question 4

Abraham

Answer 4

“first jew” the embodiment of the faithful Jew upholding God’s comandmets.

Question 5

Jesus christ

Answer 5

The son of God and whose life, death, and resurrection as reported in the New Testament of the Bible are the Basis of the Christians religion.

Question 6

Muhammad

Answer 6

Is held by Muslims to be the chief prophet of God, from Mecca.

Question 7

Al Qaeda

Answer 7

A radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy.

Question 8

Taliban

Answer 8

Ultraconservative political and religious factions that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990’s following the withdrawal of soviet troops, and the collapse of Afganstan’s communist regime.

Question 9

Pillar

Answer 9

The bridge between Heaven and Earth, the vertical axis which both unites and divides these two realms.