The Sacred Text of Islam

Question 1

Sacred text

Answer 1

The book of holy or sacred writings of a community of faith

Question 2

Oral tradition

Answer 2

Stories and religious teachings that people pass on by word of mouth

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

Information about a religion tradition collected from different sources

Question 4

Inspiration

Answer 4

The way in which a person is guided by God to pass on a sacred message

Question 5

What are surahs

Answer 5

Chapters of the Qur’an

Question 6

How many surahs the Qur’an contain?

Answer 6

114

Question 7

What does the word ‘Qur’an’ mean?

Answer 7

To recite

Question 8

In what ways is the Qur’an treated with great respect?

Answer 8

○Wash hands before touching it
○Placed on a high shelf
○Don’t cough or sneeze over it

Question 9

The Qur’an sets out…

Answer 9

a) the basic beliefs of Islam
b) strict guidelines on how Muslims should live
c) punishments for wrongdoings
d) accounts of the lives of people such as Abraham

Question 10

What are the 5 stages of the development of the Qur’an?

Answer 10

1. God’s message is revealed to the Muhammad through Gabriel
2. Muhammad recites these messages word for word
3. Muhammad’s followers learn these by heart
4. Scribes write some of these down
5. After Muhammad’s death the oral and written sources are collected together and the sacred text is written

Question 11

What is the Hadith?

Answer 11

○A report, account or narrative of the prophet Muhammad?

○This information is not in the Qur’an and was written a number of generations after Muhammad’s death