islam test

Question 1

ashura

Answer 1

day of mourning for shiites, self flagulation

Question 2

caliphs

Answer 2

successor, leaders of the communities after muhammads death

Question 3

meaning of islam

Answer 3

surrender

Question 4

what caliphs encourage shiites to do nowadays rather than cut themselves

Answer 4

donate blood

Question 5

what does qur’an mean

Answer 5

recitation

Question 6

two titles given to muhammad

Answer 6

jewel of stones and perfect human being

Question 7

brief description of the night of power and excellence

Answer 7

the angel gabriel appeared to muhammah in a cave in a dream and pressed down on him three times until he recited allah was the only god, confession

Question 8

who was his first convert

Answer 8

his wife

Question 9

two reasons for original hostileness to islam

Answer 9

1. polytheistic 2. bad for business

Question 10

what is the umma

Answer 10

muslim community

Question 11

what is the sunna

Answer 11

customs, muhammad’s teachings and actions

Question 12

what happened to humanity after fall from perfection

Answer 12

spell of forgetfulness

Question 13

two miracles of muhammad

Answer 13

1. his ascension to heaven 2. production of the qur’an

Question 14

what year is the beginning of the muslim calender

Answer 14

622

Question 15

by the time muhammad died, how influential was he

Answer 15

he had converted most of saudia arabia

Question 16

how does islam view the natural world

Answer 16

created by allah, worthy of reverance

Question 17

when do muslims pray

Answer 17

5 times a day: m,orning noon, early afternoon, sunset, and evening

Question 18

what three things do western critics have problem with

Answer 18

1. polygamy 2. divorce 3. wearing of the veil

Question 19

social jihad

Answer 19

the struggle to maintain allah’s will

Question 20

personal jihad

Answer 20

the struggle with sin

Question 21

what four things does care for the body entail

Answer 21

being clean, healthy diet, modest clothing, and no premarital sex

Question 22

how much are muslims expected to share of their wealth

Answer 22

2.5 % of the value of their possessions

Question 23

what is the Hajj

Answer 23

pilgrimage to mecca, if you make it there with a good heart all your sins will be forgiven. if you die on the way, you’re a martyr

Question 24

what is sufism

Answer 24

wool, mysticism, experiencing allah inwardly

Question 25

what is a shaykh

Answer 25

master teacher, leader of the order of sufism

Question 26

what is a whirling dervish

Answer 26

dance that brings dancer and allah closer, spinning in circles to represent earth rotating the sun

Question 27

burqa

Answer 27

covers face and body completely

Question 28

niqab

Answer 28

only shows eyes

Question 29

hijab

Answer 29

only shows face

Question 30

alfana

Answer 30

extinction of the ego

Question 31

4 things muslims agree on

Answer 31

allah is genderless, transcendent, personable, and has 99 names