Muhammad And The Religion Of Islam

Question 0

Who are the followers of the religion Islam?

Answer 0

Muslims

Question 1

What is the name if the region?

Answer 1

Islam

Question 2

What does the word “Muslim” mean?

Answer 2

One who submits to Allah

Question 3

About how many Muslims are there in the world?

Answer 3

1.57 billion, 23% of the world population

Question 4

When did the Qur’an come about?

Answer 4

In the 6th century

Question 5

Where did the religion originate?

Answer 5

Makkah/Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Question 6

How many names are there for god, and which one do Muslims refer god as?

Answer 6

99 names for god, Muslims refer god as Allah

Question 7

Who was Muhammad?

Answer 7

The founder of the religion Islam, most high profit

Question 8

Do Muslims worship Muhammad or do they pray through him?

Answer 8

Neither, they worship only to Allah

Question 9

What are the five pillars of Islam? And what does each pillar entail?

Answer 9

1. Shahadah-sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith
2. Salut-forming ritual prayers in the proper way, five times each day
3. Zakat-paying charity tax to benefit the poor and needy
4. Sawm-fasting during the month of Ramadan
5. Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca/Makkah

Question 10

When and how many times do Muslim pray a day?

Answer 10

5 times, dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and dusk

Question 11

What language do Muslims pray in?

Answer 11

Arabic

Question 12

What do Muslims do before they pray?

Answer 12

A ritual cleansing

Question 13

How do Muslims begin each prayer?

Answer 13

Allahu Akbar

Question 14

What does Allahu Akbar mean?

Answer 14

God is most great

Question 15

What are some of the contributions that Islam has made to society and culture?

Answer 15

Medicine, astronomy, mathematics, algebra, games, homes, food

Question 16

What is the symbol for Islam?

Answer 16

(Look at necklace for inspiration (if i have it on, on Monday)) a crescent moon with a star in the middle front

Question 17

When was Muhammad born, and where was he born?

Answer 17

570AD in Mecca/Makkah in Saudi Arabia

Question 18

What was his job?

Answer 18

He was a trader

Question 19

How and why did Muhammad become the most holy profit?

Answer 19

He had a vision that told him there’s only one god

Question 20

Where did he flee to in 622CE and why?

Answer 20

He fled to medina because he had an opposition of idolaters

Question 21

Did he go back to Makkah/Mecca?

Answer 21

He came back in 630CE

Question 22

What’s Muhammad’s time line in simple form?

Answer 22

• 570CE-Muhammad was born
• 619CE-he had a vision
• 622CE-fled to medina
• 632CE-he died

Question 23

What does CE mean?

Answer 23

Common era

Question 24

Facts about Muhammad's life are?

Answer 24

He was orphaned before 6 years old When he was 25 he married a wealthy widow named khadija He had 4 daughters and 2 sons Both sons died during infancy

Question 25

What does Ramadan mean?

Answer 25

The daily fast that is enjoyed from dawn until sunset during the ninth month of the Muslim calendar

Question 26

What happened in 622AD?

Answer 26

The rulers of Mecca/Makkah forced Muhammad and his followers to leave the city

Question 27

How far away in miles was the oasis of yathrib from Mecca/Makkah?

Answer 27

280miles

Question 28

How long did Muhammad live in medina?

Answer 28

10 years

Question 29

Muslims began to pray in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, what was ironic about this for Muhammad?

Answer 29

It was a place of paganism

Question 30

What was the hijrah?

Answer 30

It was the departure of Muhammad from Mecca/Makkah to medina.

Question 31

Why was Muhammad's preaching not accepted by the people of Mecca/Makkah?

Answer 31

People would no longer buy statues or give to pagan religions and they didn't want to have to answer to one god for their sins

Question 32

Why do Muslims think that Muhammad's departure from Mecca/Makkah was so important?

Answer 32

It would lead to a revolution as Muhammad gathered enough followers in medina to help him purify the Kaaba

Question 33

What happened to Muhammad in the cave?

Answer 33

An angle called jibril told Muhammad to recite a piece of cloth, but Muhammad couldn't read it. The angle told him that he is the messenger, and that there is only one god, Allah

Question 34

What does islam mean?

Answer 34

To submit

Question 35

What parts of the body does the hijab cover?

Answer 35

Head and neck

Question 36

What parts if the body does the burka cover?

Answer 36

Full fabric all over body (often eyes - mesh)