Muslim

Question 1

Allah

Answer 1

Arabic word for God; Muslims believe in the same God as Christians and Jews

Question 2

Abrahamic

Answer 2

to do with Abraham (known as Ibrahim in Islam), Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all Abrahamic faiths because they can all be traced back to the prophet Abraham (Ibrahim)

Question 3

Caliph

Answer 3

a successor to Muhammad in Sunni Islam, the first Caliph was Muhammad’s friend Abu Bakr

Question 4

Cultural Muslim

Answer 4

a person who identifies as a Muslim because of history/ family/ culture but may not be practicing/ believing

Question 5

Hadith

Answer 5

collections of sayings of the prophet Muhammad (there are different collections)

Question 6

Hajj

Answer 6

pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the 5 pillars of Islam

Question 7

Imam

Answer 7

1. person who leads the prayer in a Mosque; 2. A successor to Muhammad* in the Shi’a tradition

Question 8

Islam

Answer 8

a religion; literally means ‘way of peace’ or ‘submission to God’

Question 9

Ka’aba

Answer 9

cube-like building in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) towards which Muslims pray

Question 10

Masjid

Answer 10

preferred Muslim term for a Muslim place of worship (Mosque)

Question 11

Monotheist

Answer 11

belief in one God; Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all monotheistic traditions

Question 12

Muslim

Answer 12

a person who follows the religion of Islam

Question 13

Night of power

Answer 13

The night on which the first revelation of the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad took place

Question 14

Prophet

Answer 14

A person who has been chosen by God to teach people about God

Question 15

Qur’an

Answer 15

The Muslim Holy book

Question 16

Ramadan

Answer 16

The Islam month of fasting

Question 17

Revelation

Answer 17

To be revealed; The Qur’an is ‘revealed’ to Muhammad from God through the angel Jibril (Gabriel)

Question 18

Shi’a

Answer 18

A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali should have succeeded Muhammad

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

A Muslim group who believe that Muhammad’s friend Abu-Bakr should have succeeded Muhammad; they are the majority of Muslims in the world

Question 20

Sunna

Answer 20

The Muslim way of life, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature

Question 21

Tawhid

Answer 21

The oneness of God; the most important belief in Islam

Question 22

Shirk

Answer 22

the worst sin in Islam, anything that gives something equal status to Allah e.g. idol worship

Question 23

Zakat

Answer 23

giving to charity, one of the 5 pillars of Islam