Islam

Question 1

How is Allah viewed by Muslims?

Answer 1

• God is Allah
• Creator and judge
• Islam is a religion of submission to Allah.

Question 2

What are the ‘99 names of God’?

Answer 2

• There are 99 names, these titles fit because while the Islamic religion believes there is only one God, they also believe that God is all. Allah represents something all knowing, all powerful, all loving, because Allah is everything, everywhere.

Question 3

What is a common place for pilgrimages and why?

Answer 3

• Mecca, Western Saudi Arabia
• Birthplace of Muhammad
• Muslims turn towards mecca during their daily prayers.

Question 4

How did Islam start?

Answer 4

• Revealed 1,400 years ago in Mecca
• Muhammad was the last prophet
• Though further back the founding goes back to Abraham and Ishmael.
• Qur’an was revealed by the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca

Question 5

What do you do before entering a Mosque?

Answer 5

Take off shoes, wash your body and become clean

Question 6

What are the religious buldings?

Answer 6

Mosques

Question 7

What are the pillars of Islam?

Answer 7

• Shahadah (Profession of Creed)
• Salaat (Prayer)
• Zakat (Almsgiving)
• Sawm (Fasting)
• Hajj (Pilgrimage)

Question 7

What are the rules and commandments

Answer 7

In Islam there are five main rules, these are called the five pillars of Islam.

Question 8

What is Shahadah?

Answer 8

• The first pillar of Islam
• Profession of Faith/Creed
• The declaration that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger

Question 9

What is Salaat?

Answer 9

• The second pillar of Islam
• Prayer
• The daily ritual prayers performed facing Mecca

Question 10

What is Zakat?

Answer 10

• The third pillar of Islam
• Almsgiving
• The giving of alms or charity to those in need

Question 11

What is Sawm?

Answer 11

• The fourth pillar of Islam
• Fasting
• The observance of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan

Question 12

What is Hajj?

Answer 12

• The fifth pillar of Islam
• Pilgrimage
• The pilgrimage to Mecca that all able Muslims are required to undertake at least once in their lives

Question 13

What are the rules on Image of Allah?

Answer 13

• It is forbidden to make image of Allah
• Allah is too great
• Allah cannot be described or represented by humans knowledge

Question 14

What is the religious text?

Answer 14

The Qur’an

Question 15

What is the Qur’an

Answer 15

• Qur’an was revealed by the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca
• The religious text of Islam

Question 16

What do they call a religious leader?

Answer 16

Imam

Question 17

What is Aqiqah?

Answer 17

Aqiqah is the initiation into Islam. It is sharing a meal with family and friends.

Question 18

What takes place during Aqiqah?

Answer 18

• Shared meal
• The baby’s hair is shaved and weighed and its weight in gold is then donated to charity
• An animal is sacrificed for the baby
• 1/3 of the meal is given to the poor

Question 19

What are Muslim children named after?

Answer 19

It is recommended that that the child is named after one of the 99 names of God. This name then determines what the child is like when they grow up.

Question 20

What is the first thing a child hears when they are born?

Answer 20

• The first word the child will hear is ‘Allah’
• After the bathing the father recites Adnan (call to prayer)