Introduction on Islam

Question 1

Prophet Mohammed married who?

Answer 1

Kadijah

Question 2

Qur’an means?

Answer 2

“To read”

Question 3

Qur’an:
Chapters = ?

Answer 3

Surahs

Question 4

Qur’an:
Verses = ?

Answer 4

Ayahs

Question 5

migration from Mecca to Yathrib

Answer 5

Hegira/Hijirah

Question 6

1st year in Islamic Calendar

Answer 6

Medina in 622 CE

Question 7

Black cloth over Kaaba with 24 carat embroidery spanning 50 ft

Answer 7

Kiswa

Question 8

5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 8

Kalimatu Shahada - profession of faith
Salat or Salah - direction of Kaaba
Zakat/Sadaqah - payment
Sawm - fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 9

6 Articles of Faith

Answer 9

Belief in the:
1. existence & oneness of Allah
2. Qur’an as containing the message of Allah
3. all the prophets that preceded Mohammed
4. angels as messengers of the will of Allah
5. Last Judgment (Yawm ad-Din)
6. Qadar or Naseeb or Allah predestined the fate of everyone

Question 10

Sacred Islamic Law
“the way to a watering place”

Answer 10

Shari’a

Question 11

Sects of Islam

Answer 11

Caliph
Sunni
Shi’a/Shi Ali Atu
Sufi or Tasawwuf

Question 12

course cloth they wear to reject worldly niceties

Answer 12

Woolen

Question 13

(Sunni) upholds the law & maintains order in society; religious scholar

Answer 13

Ulama

Question 14

(Shia) upholds the law & maintains order in society; one who leads the Muslim Community

Answer 14

Imam