World History Islam

Question 1

The Greatest Prophet of Islam

Answer 1

Muhammad

Question 2

After arguing over who the first Caliph would be after Muhammad’s death, the Islamic world split into 2 groups of Shitte and Sunni Muslims. Who did the minority want as Caliph

Answer 2

Ali

Question 3

Who was Ali’s son

Answer 3

Husayn

Question 4

Who did Husayn fight against

Answer 4

Yazid

Question 5

How did Ali die?

Answer 5

Ali was assassinated by a Kajhardi

Question 6

The world is forever indebted to the Islamic world for its preservation of manuscripts from this great civilization that might have otherwise been lost to history

Answer 6

Greek

Question 7

Many of the achievements of the Islamic world during its Golden Age can be traced back to the scholarship of this Baghdad based institution

Answer 7

House of Wisdom

Question 8

Perhaps unknowingly, young people around the world have enjoyed the fruits of one of Islam’s greatest writers Omar Khayyam when they read (or watch) Aladdin and Sinbad, stories from this great piece of Islamic Literature

Answer 8

1001 Nights of Arabian Nights

Question 9

With the exception of charter students, many high school students around the world would probably have liked to curse Al Khwarismi for his development of this.

Answer 9

Algerbra

Question 10

The development of modern Chemistry was helped develop with the lost procedure of…

Answer 10

Alchemy

Question 11

Muslims regard Abraham, moses,Jesus Christ and others to be worthy of respect and like Muhammad, to have been one of these

Answer 11

Prophets

Question 12

Shiite mUslims believe that one the day of judgment, this long absent figure will return

Answer 12

the 12th Imam

Question 13

Muslims believe that this angel was the one who informed Muhammad on their religion

Answer 13

Gabriel

Question 14

Abraham was responsible for building what is now the most important site/object in the Islamic faith

Answer 14

Kaaba

Question 15

Muslims believe it is essential to help those who are less fortunate, one of the pillars of Islam, which in Arabic is called….

Answer 15

Zakat

Question 16

The location of the Battle that stopped the spread of Islam to European countries

Answer 16

Tours

Question 17

According to Koran, men are aloud to have this many wives

Answer 17

4

Question 18

The Caliphate is basically like the Papacy in the sense they moved where?

Answer 18

Damascus

Question 19

what type of government did Muhammad establish based on the Koran when returning to Mecca

Answer 19

Theocracy

Question 20

Nomadic traders of the Arabian Peninsula

Answer 20

Bedouins

Question 21

The beliefs of Arab religion before the development of Islam

Answer 21

Polytheistic

Question 22

Who was Muhammad’s first sucessor

Answer 22

Abu Bakr

Question 23

Islamic holiday were one is expected to fast from sun rise to sun set

Answer 23

Ramadan

Question 24

Where was islam originally “BORN”

Answer 24

Present day Saudi Arabia

Question 25

What day is the Islamic Holy day?

Answer 25

Friday

Question 26

What is the equivalent to a church for muslims?

Answer 26

Mosque

Question 27

Where was Muhammad born?

Answer 27

Mecca

Question 28

Men who led Bedouins

Answer 28

Shiekh

Question 29

First year on the Islamic calander(or event whatever)

Answer 29

The Hijrah : 622 AD

Question 30

What range of Years did Gabriel visit Muhammad?

Answer 30

610 AD - 632AD (22 years)

Question 31

People who lead prayer

Answer 31

An Imam (Capital I)

Question 32

How many times do muslims pray?

Answer 32

5

Question 33

How many muslims are in the world today?

Answer 33

1.4 Million

Question 34

How many Muslims live in in the US?

Answer 34

7 Million

Question 35

5 Pillars of of Islam

Answer 35

Faith, Prayer , Alms(Charity), Fasting and Pilgrimage