Islam

Question 1

What does the word Islam mean?

Answer 1

Submission to the will of God

The term reflects the central concept of surrendering to the divine.

Question 2

What is the Islamic name for God?

Answer 2

Allah

‘Allah’ is the Arabic word for God

Question 3

Who is the prophet of Islam?

Answer 3

Muhammad

Muhammad is considered the final prophet in Islam.

Question 4

What is the sacred city of Islam?

Answer 4

Mecca, Arabia

Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad and the site of the Kaaba.

Question 5

What is the sacred text of Islam?

Answer 5

Quran

The Quran is the Islamic Holy book.

Question 6

List the 5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 6

• Shahada: Declaration of faith
• Salat: Prayer five times a day
• Zakat: gifting to charity
• Sawm: Fasting during Ramadan
• Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca

These pillars are foundational acts of worship and the framework of a Muslim’s life.

Question 7

Where and when was Muhammad born?

Answer 7

Mecca, around 570 CE (over 1,400 yrs ago)

Muhammad’s birth is a key historical event in Islamic tradition.

Question 8

What are the words of the Shahada?

Answer 8

“There is no god but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger.”

Question 9

What is significant about the words of Shahada?

Answer 9

Foundation of Islam- become muslim when you proclaim this phrase

Question 10

What is Salat?

Answer 10

5 daily prayers- ritualistic preperation (unlike christianity)

Question 11

What is Zakat

Question 12

5 Islam prophets

Answer 12

Abraham (the scrolls of Abraham)
Moses (the torah)
King David (the psalms)
Jesus (the gospel)
Muhammed (the quran)