History and Islam Today
Beliefs and Practices
The Five Pillars
Shiites and Sunni Muslims
Sacred Texts
100
These are what people who follow the Islam religion are known as.
Who are Muslims?
100
This belief means the people only believe in one God.
What is monotheism?
100
The Five Pillars are also known as this.
What are the Pillars of Faith?
100
Most of the Shiites live in this region of the world.
What is the Middle East?
100
This prophet wrote the Muslim holy book.
Who is Muhammed?
200
This prophet is the first prophet in the Islamic religion.
Who is Abraham?
200
This is the God of Islam.
Who is Allah?
200
One of the five pillars tells the Muslims to travel to this important place.
What is Mecca?
200
The Muslims split up into two groups, the Shiitites and Sunnites, after this prophet died.
Who is Muhammed?
200
These two texts are most important to the Muslims.
What is the Koran and the Prophetic Traditions?
300
This area has a strong influence on the Islamic religion, based on the countries, the language, and the people. This area does not have the most population of Islamic people though.
What is Arabia?
300
These are the main duties the Muslims follow everyday.
What are the Five Pillars?
300
In one particular duty, Muslims are supposed to pay what and are to help whom?
What is religious tax and the poor?
300
This is the largest group of Muslims.
What is the Sunnites, or Sunnis?
300
This angel professed the word of God to Muhammed.
Who is Gabriel?
400
Name three important militant defense people related to Islam.
Who is Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Khomeini, Ayatollah, and Muslim Brotherhood? (only need three)
400
These are the two places many Muslims pray five times a day.
What is home and the mosque?
400
What main duty do Muslims have to do during the month of Ramadan?
What is fasting?
400
This group of people believe their leaders are descendants from Muhammed.
Who are the Shiites?
400
The Koran is written in what language?
What is Arabic?
500
This country has the most population of Islamic people.
What is Indonesia?
500
Man is considered these two things in the Muslim religion.
What is "a servant of God" and "observer above all creatures".
500
This "pillar" is not required to be followed, what is it?
What is "striving the path of God"?
500
This group of Muslims follow after Muhammed and his example known as sunna.
Who are the Sunnis?
500
The Koran is read this way by most Muslims to preserve the sacredness and true meaning.
Why is the Koran read in its original language, Arabic?
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