Islam Study Guide

Question 0

The five pillars of Islam: Prayer

Answer 0

Pray 5 times a day

Question 1

The five pillars of Islam: Faith

Answer 1

Statement of faith to Allah and to Muhammad as a prophet

Question 2

The five pillars of Islam: Alms

Answer 2

Do charity or give money to the poor

Question 3

The five pillars of Islam: Fasting

Answer 3

Fast between dawn and sunset during holy month of Ramadan

Question 4

The five pillars of Islam: Pilgrimage

Answer 4

Go the the holy city of Mecca at least once and perform in the Hajj

Question 5

Geography of the Arabian Peninsula (where is it, how is the climate)

Answer 5

Between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The climate is hot and humid. Lots of desserts

Question 6

Why is the location of the Arabian Peninsula important?

Answer 6

It is the cross roads of three continents Africa, Asia, and Europe… So that makes it a center for trade

Question 7

What is a prophet?

Answer 7

A religious leader who tells what he/she believes is the will of God

Question 8

What are the literal meanings of the words Islam & Muslim

Answer 8

Submission to Allah

Question 9

What is the significance of the cities of Mecca and Medina?

Answer 9

They are the holy cities

Question 10

Believes in many gods

Answer 10

Polytheistic

Question 11

Believes in one God

Answer 11

Monotheistic

Question 12

Believes there is no God

Answer 12

Atheistic

Question 13

Believes there is no way to prove God exists

Answer 13

Agnostic

Question 14

Why do Christians Jews and Muslims see Jerusalem as an important city?

Answer 14

Because that is where there religions began

Question 15

What is the holy book of Islam

Answer 15

Qur’an

Question 16

What is the holy book of Judaism

Answer 16

The Hebrew bible

Question 17

What is the holy book in Christianity

Answer 17

The bible

Question 18

Describe the relationship between Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Are their feelings mutual?

Answer 18

All three believe in a heaven, hell, and a judgement day and recognize Abraham as their roots beginnings. Muslims believe they worship the same God as Jews and Christians but they don’t feel the same was as Muslims

Question 19

A successor or deputy of Islam is a _____

Answer 19

Caliph

Question 20

Followers of Muhammad that support the Umayyads (90%)

Answer 20

Sunni

Question 21

Believe in caliph should be Muhammad’s descendants (10%)

Answer 21

Shi’a

Question 22

Are followers who pursue life of poverty, spirituality, reject Umayyads

Answer 22

Sufi

Question 23

Holy war waged on non-believers waged on behalf of Islam

Answer 23

Jihad

Question 24

The language of Islam is ______

Answer 24

Arabic

Question 25

Who is Muhammad’s daughter and why is she significant?

Answer 25

Fatima and she was the youngest Muslim in Islam

Question 26

Damascus and Baghdad where both _____ but _____ had a larger population

Answer 26

Capitals; Baghdad

Question 27

Women’s roles in islam?

Answer 27

Obey men… But their roles depend on their husbands income

Question 28

What is polygamy? And under what circumstances is it accepted

Answer 28

Polygamy is when a man has more than one wife. And this is only acceptable if he treats them all equally.

Question 29

Artists turn to _____because they can’t paint living things

Answer 29

Calligraphy

Question 30

Popular book in Islam?

Answer 30

The Thousand And One Nights

Question 31

How do scientists solve problems in Islam?

Answer 31

Through experiments

Question 32

Science achievement?

Answer 32

Al-Razi writes an encyclopedia of medical knowledge

Question 33

Math achievement?

Answer 33

Al-Khwarizm develops Algebra and writes text book