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1
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What is the worlds fastest growing and second largest religion?

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Islam

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2
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Did Muhammad ascend into heaven?

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Yes

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How many names are there for Allah?

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90

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Who is the father of Arab people?

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Abraham

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5
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How do Muslims view science?

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They view it in connection with their religion

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What is the basis of government of some Muslim religions?

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Shari’a

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Who built the Ka’ba?

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Abraham

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What is one of the parts of the Muslim prayer ritual?

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Washing

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How is veiling related to Islam?

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It is a pre-Islamic practice in Arabia that is no longer universal

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What percentage of Muslims in America are black?

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40%

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What does Islam emphasize?

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The transcendence and suprapersonal nature of Allahh

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12
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What is Islam deeply rooted in?

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Biblical tradition

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13
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What does Muslim mean?

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One who submits

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Who appeared to Muhammad in a dream on the Night of Power and Excellence?

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The archangel Gabreiel

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Why do Muslims believe that Muhammad is the seal of prophets?

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Because he is the final prophet, revealing the will of Allah fully and precisely for all time

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16
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What type of religion is Islam?

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Monotheistic

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17
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What do Muslims believe leads to sin?

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Forgetfulness

18
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What is the natural world sometimes referred to?

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The cosmic Qur’an

19
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How often are Muslims are required to pray a day?

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5 times

20
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What does fasting during Ramadan help Muslims?

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  • Focus on moral and religious concerns
  • Gain insight into the situations of less fortunate people
  • Become aware of their own mortality
21
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What percent of their possessions required to contribute to public treasury?

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2.5 percent

22
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Who does the body ultimately belong to?

A

God

23
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What are Muslims not allowed to eat?

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Pork and leavened bread

24
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Why does Arabia have special status in Islam?

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  • Sacred sights are located there
  • Muslims speak Arabic
  • Arabia involvement in history goes way back
25
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What has made the Shi’ism more volatile than Sunnism

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The belief in the return of Muhammad Al-mahdi

The emphasis of Imam as an authority figure

26
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Where does Sufism draw it adherents?

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Sunnism and Shi’ism

27
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What is Ramadan?

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The Month-long period during which Muslims fast from dawn until sunset each day

28
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What is Umma?

A

The community of all Muslims

29
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What is the Qur’an?

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The divine law, derived from the Qur’an and the Sunna setting in forth how Muslims are to live

30
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What is Shahada?

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The first pillar of Islam

31
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What is Al-fana?

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The aim of Sufi mystics; the extinction of one’s sense of separate existence before achieving union with Allah

32
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What is Hijra?

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The immigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib

33
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What is Imam?

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The leader of the Friday worship service who delivers a sermon

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What is Sunna?

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Muhammad’s own teaching and actions; Islam’s second most important authority after the Q’uran

35
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What is Caliphs?

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The military and political leader of the Muslim community who succeeded Muhammad after his death

36
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What is a mosque?

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The Muslim place of worship, traditionally a structure that includes a prayer hall and enclosed courtyard, with towers called minarets at the corners.

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What is Ka’ba?

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The stone cubical structure in the courtyard of Mecca’s Great mosque that is regarded by Muslims as the sacred centre center of Earth.

38
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What is the Shaykh?

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A master teacher in Islam, such as the leader of an order in Sufism

39
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What is a Jihad?

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Arabic for exertion or struggle

40
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What is a Hajj?

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The pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are to make at least once in their lifetime, if they can afford it and are physically able

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