GWA Middle East Test Prt. 3

Question 1

What is the 2nd most worshiped religion

Answer 1

Islam

Question 2

What is the 1st most worshiped religion

Answer 2

Christianity

Question 3

What % of the world worships Islam

Answer 3

24% (1.9 billion)

Question 4

List five countries in Asia that predominantly worship Islam

Answer 4

Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen

Question 5

Where did Islam start

Answer 5

In the Arabian Peninsula

Question 6

Who started Islam

Answer 6

Muhammad

Question 7

Where was Muhammad born? Year?

Answer 7

Mecca; 570 A.D.

Question 8

What is Arab Holy City

Answer 8

Mecca

Question 9

What religious shrine does Mecca (Holy City) contain

Answer 9

Kaaba

Question 10

What stone does Mecca hold

Answer 10

Black Stone

Question 11

Where do Muslims believe the Black stone came from

Answer 11

Was a gift sent from heaven and placed within the shrine

Question 12

What was Muhammed’s job when raised by his uncle

Answer 12

Bedouin

Question 13

Define Bedouin

Answer 13

Arab nomad, leading trade caravans across the desert, typically by camel

Question 14

At the age of 25, who did Muhammed go to work for

Answer 14

Khadijah

Question 15

Who is Khadijah

Answer 15

A widow who Muhammed eventually married

Question 16

What type (mono/polytheism) did Arabs practice before

Answer 16

Polytheism

Question 17

At the age of 40, who did Muhammed see

Answer 17

The angel Gabriel (at Mt. Hira)

Question 18

What did Gabriel inform Muhammed of

Answer 18

Muhammed was to be a messenger/prophet of God

Question 19

For the next 12 years after Gabriel, Muhammed informed people of the messages he was receiving. What did this information become?

Answer 19

The Koran (Holy book of Islam)

Question 20

How is the Holy book of Islam divided up

Answer 20

Into Sura (chapters)

Question 21

Who was ordered to write the Koran

Answer 21

Abu Bakar (Muslim Leader)

Question 22

What were the 2 problems Islam faced

Answer 22

1) Most Arabs were polytheistic & refused to worship this ‘1’ God
2) Angry merchants in Mecca banned Muhammed & his followers from the city

Question 23

What is God’s name to Muslims

Answer 23

Allah

Question 24

What was the name of those who converted & followed the Muhammed

Answer 24

Hanifs

Question 25

When did Khadijah (Muhammed's wife) die

Answer 25

622 A.D.

Question 26

Where did Muhammed take his followers after his wife died

Answer 26

Yathrib

Question 27

What did Yathrib change it's name to

Answer 27

Medina

Question 28

What is Medina also called

Answer 28

"City of the Prophet"

Question 29

What was the migration of the followers called

Answer 29

Hajira (Hagira)

Question 30

What year did the migration to Medina become known as on the Muslim calendar

Answer 30

Year 1

Question 31

What year did Muhammed take his followers back to Mecca and capture the city (after his "army" had grown)

Answer 31

630 A.D.

Question 32

What was the Muslim war against non-believers called

Answer 32

Jihad

Question 33

What year did Muhammed die

Answer 33

632 A.D.

Question 34

What are elected Successors called in Islam

Answer 34

Caliphs (or Khalifa = successor)

Question 35

What were some Caliphs

Answer 35

Abu Bakar, Omar, Ali

Question 36

Who did the new Caliphs conquer to expand their empire

Answer 36

They conquered the Byzantines & Persians

Question 37

How far did the Islam empire expand

Answer 37

Throughout North Africa & into Europe by taking over most of Spain

Question 38

Which Caliph was assassinated in 661 A.D.

Answer 38

Ali

Question 39

Who took over after Ali was assassinated

Answer 39

The Omayyad Family

Question 40

What was the result of the Omayyad family

Answer 40

Division of Islam

Question 41

Who did the Shia's believe in

Answer 41

Believed Ali as Muhammed's legitimate successor and were opposed to Umayyad's rule

Question 42

Who did the Sunni's believe

Answer 42

Followers of the Umayyad Family and its successors

Question 43

Which of the two divisions of Islam (Shia & Sunni) is larger today

Answer 43

Sunni's (85%)

Question 44

Where are most Shias located (countries)

Answer 44

Iran & Bahrain

Question 45

Does Islam have priests

Answer 45

No

Question 46

What are Jesus & Abraham considered in Islam

Answer 46

Prophets of God

Question 47

To gain salvation, what strict moral code do Muslims have to follow (some Ex.)

Answer 47

No alcohol, gambling, or eating certain foods like pork

Question 48

What are the Five Pillars of Islam (Defintion)

Answer 48

(Religious Duties) - Rules followed by all Muslims which brings unity to the Islamic world

Question 49

That is the 1st Pillar of Islam

Answer 49

Shahadah

Question 50

What is Shahadah

Answer 50

Statement of Faith

Question 51

That is the 2nd Pillar of Islam

Answer 51

Salah

Question 52

What is Salah

Answer 52

Prayer = 5 times/day & face the closest direction of Mecca)

Question 53

That is the 3rd Pillar of Islam

Answer 53

Zakat

Question 54

What is Zakat

Answer 54

Charity = alms(giving)

Question 55

That is the 4th Pillar of Islam

Answer 55

Sawm

Question 56

What is Sawm

Answer 56

Fasting = Month of Ramadan

Question 57

That is the 5th Pillar of Islam

Answer 57

Hajj

Question 58

What is Hajj

Answer 58

Pilgrimage = Go to Mecca (If able)