Islam

Question 1

What is Shariah?

Answer 1

Life commanded by God

Question 2

What type of religion is Islam

Answer 2

Monotheistic

Question 3

In what direction do Muslims pray towards?

Answer 3

Mecca

Question 4

Name 3 things which count as worship?

Answer 4

Purification, ritual actions, reciting the Qu’ran

Question 5

Who are the most important figures in Islam?

Answer 5

Allah (God) and Muhammad (PBUH)

Question 6

Name 3 festivals and why they are celebrated

Answer 6

Ramadan (when Muhammed received the first revelation of the Qu’ran), Maulid Al-Nabi (Muhammad’s birthday), Eid Al fitr (the end of Ramadan, Eid al Adha (the devotion of Abraham and the survival of Ishmael)

Question 7

Name 4 Islamic customs

Answer 7

Women need to wear a hijab, Aqiqah - 7 days after the child is born (a sacrifice of meat for Muhammad), the groom gives the bride a present when getting married, a dead body is always buried and never cremated

Question 8

What is the Oneness of God?

Answer 8

A statement which states that God is higher than any man

Question 9

What is shirk?

Answer 9

giving an object Godly attributes

Question 10

What is another name for the oneness of God?

Answer 10

Tawhid

Question 11

Name God’s 4 main angels

Answer 11

Jibrael
Mikail
Israfil
Shaitan (satan)

Question 12

State 3 things about God’s angels?

Answer 12

No gender, can’t die, only they can communicate with God

Question 13

Name 3 of God’s books

Answer 13

Qu’ran, Hadith (Muhammad’s preaching), Sharia (Muslim law)

Question 14

How many of God’s prophets are there?

Answer 14

24

Question 15

What were the names of God’s first and last prophets?

Answer 15

Adam and Muhammad

Question 16

What is the last day called?

Answer 16

Akhirah

Question 17

What happens on the last day?

Answer 17

God judges you by the records kept by the angels about your deeds and beliefs

Question 18

What is Heaven?

Answer 18

Jannah

Question 19

What is Hell?

Answer 19

Jahanam

Question 20

What is another name for the divine plan?

Answer 20

Al Qadr

Question 21

What is the divine plan?

Answer 21

A belief that God created the world and everything is controlled by him

Question 22

What does God control?

Answer 22

Your destiny

Question 23

What does Shahada mean?

Answer 23

Faith in God

Question 24

What statement is the Shahada?

Answer 24

‘There is only one God and Muhammad is his messenger’

Question 25

When do you say the Shahada?

Answer 25

When you become a muslim

Question 26

What is zakat?

Answer 26

Alms giving (donating to the poor)

Question 27

How much do you donate for zakat?

Answer 27

2.5% of all of your savings

Question 28

How often do you do zakat?

Answer 28

At least once every year

Question 29

What does zakat mean in arabic?

Answer 29

To cleanse

Question 30

What does zakat do?

Answer 30

Blesses the remainder of your wealth

Question 31

Who can't give zakat and why?

Answer 31

Thieves because the money isn't rightfully theirs

Question 32

Who comes first in zakat?

Answer 32

Your friends/family/neighbours

Question 33

What does sawm mean?

Answer 33

Fasting

Question 34

When do you do sawm?

Answer 34

From dusk to dawn during ramadan

Question 35

Who doesn't have to do sawm?

Answer 35

Those who can't do it physically (elderly, pregnant, children >12)

Question 36

What happenes if you break sawm?

Answer 36

You buy food for the homeless for 60 days

Question 37

What is the hajj?

Answer 37

A pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 38

How many steps does the Hajj have?

Answer 38

18

Question 39

How many times do you have to do the Hajj?

Answer 39

At least once in your life

Question 40

Why do people do the Hajj?

Answer 40

To go to heaven

Question 41

What do you wear on the hajj?

Answer 41

white unsewn clothes

Question 42

What is salat?

Answer 42

prayer

Question 43

How many times do you do salat?

Answer 43

5 times a day

Question 44

What is wudu?

Answer 44

When you cleanse your body before prayer

Question 45

How long does salat take?

Answer 45

As little as 5 minutes

Question 46

What are the postures called in salat?

Answer 46

rakat

Question 47

What is an iman?

Answer 47

A muslim belief in the 6 articles of faith