Definitions

Question 0

What are their followers called?

Answer 0

Muslims.

Question 1

What is Islam?

Answer 1

submission to the will of Allah

Question 2

Who shares the same god as Allah?

Answer 2

Christians and Jews. They all pray to the same god.

Question 3

What is the Muslim place of worship?

Answer 3

A mosque.

Question 4

Who was Muhammad?

Answer 4

The last and greatest of Muslim prophets.

Question 5

Where was Muhammad born?

Answer 5

Born in Mecca.

Question 6

What is Hijrah?

Answer 6

When merchants and religious leaders didn’t like Muhammad’s preaching so Muhammad moved from Mecca to ya throb in the 7th century.

Question 7

What’s Kabah?

Answer 7

Meccas holiest shrine which contained many polytheistic ideas.

Question 8

What’s the Quran?

Answer 8

Holy Islamic scriptures

Question 9

What does the Quran condemn?

Answer 9

Murder, stealing, lying, and adultery.

Question 10

5 Islam pillars?

Answer 10

1. Faith (confession)
2. Prayer (5x a day)
3. Alms (charity)
4. Fasting (during Ramadan)
5. Pilgrimage (annual Muslim trip to Mecca)

Question 11

What’s the Shari’a?

Answer 11

System of law inspired by the Quran that’s regulates Muslim life

Question 12

Who was Abu-Baker?

Answer 12

Muhammad’s successor // son-in-law

Question 13

What does jihad mean?

Answer 13

Striving

Question 14

What is Dhimmitude?

Answer 14

Relationship b/w non Muslims and Muslims

Question 15

Name and describe the two Islamic groups // divisions.

Answer 15

Sunni-believe that whoever was in charge didn’t have to be Muhammad’s descent

Shi’a- believe that whoever was in charge DID have to be Muhammad’s descent

Question 16

What is the House of Wisdom

Answer 16

Research centre specializing in scientific texts.

Question 17

Who invented algebra?

Answer 17

Islamic mathematicians.