The Qur'an Flashcards
Muslims believe that the words of the Qur’an are the words of…..
Allah
The were given to………by the Angel……..
Muhammad
Jibril
What does the word Qur’an mean
“Recitation” - Muslims believe Muhammad recited what Gibril taught him, he then taught his friends and they too learned the words by heart
What could Muhammad not do?
read or write, but his friends who had learned it wrote it down
In how many books was the Qur’an written and within how many years of Muhammad’s death?
one book and within 20 years of Muhammad’s death
What do Muslims believe about the words of the Qur’an?
They should be changed in any way because they are the words of Allah
What can Muslims who do speak Arabic have?
a translation into their own language for their own use but for worship, the Qur’an is always read in Arabic
What can all Muslims do?
Recite parts of Qur’an in Arabic
How are copies of the Qur’an treated
With great respect
When a copy is not being used where is it stored
It is carefully wrapped and put on highest piece of furniture in room
What will a Muslim do before reading the Qur’an
wash or sometimes have a bath
Where is the Qur’an often placed to be read
On a stand, so it does not have to be handled too much
What do some Muslims do
Some Muslims learn whole Qur’an by heart as they believe what it teaches is so important
Those who succeed in learning the whole Qur’an by heat are allowed to use what title in their name
Hafiz
How many chapters is the Qur’an made up of
114
What are chapters called
Surahs
What is the longest Surah and how many verses does it have
Surah 2 and has 286 verses
What is the shortest Surah and how many verses does it have
Surah 103 has only 3 verses
All the surahs of the Qur’an start with the words ‘in the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful’ except one, which Surah is this?
Surah 9
Some surahs describe events, others give……….
Teaching
Who do Muslims believe the teaching is important
Because it tells them how they should live
Muhammad isn’t the only……
Prophet
For example Abraham (ibrahim), Moses (musa) and Jesus (isa)are mentioned in Qur’an
According to the Qur’an what was the problem
even though they had teachings of these prophets, people kept forgetting what Allah was like
Allah called……….to be his prophet and gave him the……so that people would not…….his teachings
Muhammad
Qur’an
Forget
Muslims believe that the………of other……….were given by…but they have been………….by………… Only the……has been kept in its………form and so is truly the word of……. In other words Muslims believe that……completes what………and……….began
Scriptures Religions God Altered Human beings Qur'an Original Allah Islam Judaism Christianity
What is the Hadith
the other important collection of teachings
What is the Qur’an
The Muslims holy book
