Introducing Islam Flashcards
What does the word Islam mean?
‘Submission to the will of god’
Islam is the ________ largest religion in the world as well as the _________ biggest in the UK. The 2011 census recorded 2,786,635 Muslims in the UK, around _______% of the population.
Second
Second
4.4%
•Followers of Islam are called _________
Muslims
Muslims believe that there is only One God whom they call _______. They believe _________ is eternal, which means he was never born or will die.
Allah
Allah
Eternal
According to Muslims, Allah sent prophets to mankind to….
Live acceding to his law
For Muslims the final and most important Prophet was _________.
Muhammad
Muhammad was born in ________ (_______) which is the holy city for Muslims. This country is now called ___________.
Makkah (Mecca)
Saudi Arabia
Muslims believe that Muhammed received messages from Allah through ____________. These messages were collected together to form the holy book called the ________.
The angel jibril
Qur’an
When a symbol is needed for Islam, the most often used is the ______ ___ ___ __________ _________.
The star and the crescent moon
What percentage of Islam is Sunni?
85%
What percentage of Islam is Shia?
15%
The great majority of the world’s Muslims are _______ (85%)
Sunnis
__________ constitute about 15% of all Muslims
Shia
