History of Islam
What is the word for the Islamic political/religious leader?
Caliph
Which book collects the words and decisions of Mohammed?
Sunnah
What are the two main sects of Islam?
Sunni
Shi'a
What is the name of veil many Islamic women wear?
Hijab
What is the arabic term for the Night of Ascension?
Miraj
How many Suras are in the Quran?
114
What is the term for Sunni Islamic Law?
Shariah
What is the term for lawful or allowed food?
Halal
What command did the angel give Mohammed?
Recite!
What does the Quran claim to do to the Bible?
Complete it
(or something similar)
What do Twelvers believe?
There were 12 sacred imams
What holiday comes at the end of Ramadan?
Eid al-Fitr
What two cities were central in Mohammed's life as the leader of Islam?
Mecca and Medina
What is Tawhid?
Belief in the one-ness of God
What is the name of the Muslim mystic tradition, and who is its most famous poet?
Sufi
Rumi
What holiday commemorates the murder of Hussein?
Ashura
What year was Mohammed born?
570 CE
What are the five pillars of Islam?
(English or Arabic)
Shahadah - statement of faith
Salat - daily prayers
Zakat - paying alms
Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca
What is the goal of a Sufi?
Fana
Obliteration in God
What is the text of the Shadada?
Can be English
or, 2000 points if you can recite in Arabic
There is no God but God, and Mohammed is God's messenger