Islam

Question 1

What is Shahada?

Answer 1

This is the Islamic declaration of faith. ‘ there is only one God, Alah; and and Muhammad is his messenger.’ Anyone who recites this and means it can become a Muslim.

Question 2

What is Salah?

Answer 2

This is prayer. Muslims will perform wudu (wash) before they pray to Allah.

Question 3

What is Zakat?

Answer 3

Muslims are supposed to give 2.5% of their wages to charity.

Question 4

What is Saum?

Answer 4

Muslims fast during Ramadan. This means during the hours of daylight they do not consume food or drink. It helps them remember that some people are starving in the world and they should help them.

Question 5

What is Hajj?

Answer 5

Hajj is a pilgrimage (religious journey) to Mecca. Every Muslim if healthy, should try to make this journey at least once in their life.

Question 6

Who is Allah?

Answer 6

The Muslim name for God

Question 7

What is a Muslim?

Answer 7

The name of people who follow Islam

Question 8

Who was Muhammad (pbuh)?

Answer 8

The prophet of Islam

Question 9

What is Greater jihad?

Answer 9

The personal struggle that each Muslim faces

Question 10

What is Mecca?

Answer 10

The Holy city in Saudi Arabia

Question 11

What is the Quran?

Answer 11

The Muslim Holy book

Question 12

What is a Mosque?

Answer 12

A Muslim place of worship

Question 13

What is the thing you do before Hajj?

Answer 13

Before the pilgrimage starts, Muslims change at Mikat from their ordinary clothes into the ‘ihram.’

Question 14

What is the first step of Hajj?

Answer 14

The pilgrims visit the Kaaba in Mecca and walk around it seven times

Question 15

What is the second step of Hajj?

Answer 15

They run between two mountains called ‘Safa’ and ‘Marwa’. This action helps the pilgrims to remember an important person in Muslim history and that God will sometimes test your faith.

Question 16

What is the third step of Hajj?

Answer 16

The journey continues to Mina where Muslims camp overnight and say prayers together.

Question 17

What is the fourth step of Hajj?

Answer 17

All the pilgrims travel to Arafat and after sunset they set off to Muzdalifah. They camp back at Mina and throw small stones at three stone pillars that represent the devil.

Question 18

What is the fifth step of Hajj?

Answer 18

The men shave their hair and sacrifice an animal as performed by the prophet Abraham (pbuh).

Question 19

What is the sixth step of Hajj?

Answer 19

Finally pilgrims return to Mecca to the Kaaba and circle it seven times again.

Question 20

What is the last set of Hajj?

Answer 20

Once the pilgrims have completed all the rituals they are given a new title. A man is now a ‘Hajji’ and a woman a ‘Hajja’.

Question 21

When was Muhammad born?

Answer 21

570 CE (common era)

Question 22

What is The Minaret?

Answer 22

A tower. Traditionally, a person called a muezzin would climb to the top of the minaret and call Muslims to the mosque for prayer.

Question 23

What is the Wudu Area?

Answer 23

Before Muslims pray they before my washing ritual known as Wudu. Washrooms are found in all mosques. This shows respect Allah.

Question 24

What is the Mihrab?

Answer 24

The Mihrab is one of the main parts of the prayer hall. It is an alcove in one of the walls of the mosque. It points to the direction of Mecca. When Muslims pray they must face the direction of Mecca.

Question 25

What is the Prayer Hall?

Answer 25

In this area all the mats facing the direction of Mecca. Prayer mats are used to create clean area to pray.

Question 26

What is the Women’s Gallery?

Answer 26

There is a separate gallery for women only so that both genders can concentrate on worship.

Question 27

Why should the Qur’an be kept on the highest piece of furniture in the room?

Answer 27

Because Muslims believe that God is in heaven. They believe that heaven is up so they put the Qur’an on the highest place so it is closest to God.

Question 28

What is a Surah? How many Surahs are in the Qur’an?

Answer 28

A Surah is a chapter. There are 114 Surahs in the Qur’an.