Religion: Islam Flashcards
What is shahada
Declaration of faith
What are the five pillars of Islam
Shahada Salat Zakat Sawm Hajj
What is salat
Prayer
What is zakat
Almsgiving or charity
What is sawm
Fasting for one month or Ramadam
What is the hajj
Pilgrimage
What is the head covering called
Hijab
Is the minimum amount Muslims have to donate to charity
2.5% of income
What is the holy day
Friday
What is the noon holy day service called
Juma
Many times a day to Muslims pray
Five
Direction Muslims face when they pray
East
What is the holy city Muslims face when praying
Mecca
In what language do Muslims pray
Arabic
What are the food laws that Muslims follow called
Halal
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called
The hajj
What is the Kaaba
Black holy box
What is a Minarat
prayer tower
What is edit al fitr
The end of Ramadan
What is a prayer leader called
Imam
What food and drink are forbidden to Muslims
Alcohol and pork
What are the two main branches of Islam
Sunni and shiiat
What does the word Islam mean
Submission
What is the house of worship called
Mosque
Muhammed received the word of God through which angel
Gabriel
Country is Mecca in
Saudi Arabia
Holy month of fasting
Ramadan
What is Islam in terms of religion size
Second largest religion
What are Muslims views on the afterlife
They believe in both heaven and hell
How do Muslims view Jesus
They did not think he was the son of God
What do converts have to do to become a Muslim
Say the declaration of Faith three times
What are the bendings called
Rik’at
What is the point of orientation that marks east
Qibla
What shows the direction of the qibla
Mihrab
What type of calendar is Islam based
Lunar calendar
What is the Kaaba considered to be
1st house of worship built by Abraham
What sprang up for Hagar and Ishmael
Well of zam zam
Name of someone who completed the hajj
Haji
