Central texts
What are the two most central texts in Islam?
What is the Qur'an and the Hadith?
Muslims believe that the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, was revealed to Muhammad. After the Prophet's death, his successors compiled these divine revelations in a manuscript. The Hadith is a text recounting the life of Muhammad.
What is the Islamic place of worship called?
What is a mosque?
Who was Allah’s messenger of the Quran?
Who was Muhammad?
Muhammad was the chosen recipient and messenger of the word of God through the divine revelations, Muslims from all walks of life strive to follow his example. After the holy Qur'an, the sayings of the Prophet (hadith) and descriptions of his way of life (sunna) are the most important Muslim texts.
What is the role of the mosque in Islamic religious experience (think of community)
Mosques help unite the Ummah
The central religious text of Islam is believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. Through this book/collection, many ethical standards are set and recognized. It is organized into 114 chapters, all originally written in Arabic.
What is the Qur'an?
The Qur'an contains prayers, moral guidance, historical narrative, and promises of Paradise.
What is the language the Qur'an is written in?
Ritual language is Arabic.
What is Arabic?
The Qur’an is written in Arabic and is literally the speech of God. The actual Arabic words are imbued with sacredness, which gives importance to the act of recitation. The Qur’an written in any other language is regarded solely as a translation and not held in the same esteem as the Arabic version.
What is the Islamic practice of fasting called?
What is Sawm?
During the holy month of Ramadan, which occurs on the ninth month of the lunar-based Islamic calendar, all Muslims are required to abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk for 30 days
Is Islam a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?
What is Monotheism?
Islam emerged in a polytheistic environment; although there were notable Jewish and Christian communities, most people living on the Arabian Peninsula believed in multiple gods. In contrast, the fundamental tenet of Islam was monotheism—the belief in one God alone.
What is the role of prayer in Islamic religious experience, and how many times a day do Muslims pray?
The Salah/Salat, a pillar in Islam, 5 daily prayers
Name 2 specific ideas/traits in Islamic Conduct (how practitioners are expected to act).
kindness (to people and animals), charity, forgiveness, honesty, patience, justice, respecting parents and elders, keeping promises, and controlling one's anger, love of God and those God loves, love of his messenger (Muhammad) and of believers, charity, forgiveness, kindness, patience, honesty, and respect
Name the experience/event that commemorates Muhammad receiving the Qur'an.
What is Ramadan?
The Prophet Muhammad is the last Prophet, who received the teachings of Allah and who spread the Islamic faith after the Qur'an (believed to be the direct word of Allah) was revealed to him. It is during the same month of this revelation that Muslims celebrate Ramadan.
What is the terminolog reffering to the direction Muslims face during prayer, and why do practicioners face Mecca when playing?
What is Qibla?
Qibla is the fixed direction towards the Ka'bah in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It's the direction which all Muslims face when performing their prayers, wherever they are in the world. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, but it is Islam's most sacred site because it represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God in Islam. Observant Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their five daily prayers
What is the Islamic view of the nature of God?
Multiple Answers Accpeted: Belief in the Oneness of God: Muslims believe that God is the creator of all things, and that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. God has no offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the characteristics of human life.
What is the significance of the month of Ramadan in Islamic faith?
Ramadan is sacred for Muslims because it was the month in which the first revelation of the Holy Qur'an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). Fasting is one of many acts of piety that Muslims undertake in Ramadan.
Name two issues/debates in Islam that regard women.
Acceptable Answers: Hijabs/dressing standards, education, equal opportunity, equality, gender roles, oppression/abuse, women's rights
and anything else recognized by presenters.
The science of interpretation or exegesis of the Qur’an): commentary on the Qur’an
What is Tafsir?
What is the purpose of the Islamic obligation to give to charity?
It is a religious obligation for Muslims to give a portion of their wealth to those in need, as a way of purifying their wealth and demonstrating their commitment to helping others. Charity in Islam is seen as a way to purify one's wealth and earn blessings from God
What are 3 out of the 5 Islamic pillars?
What is the Islamic practice of performing Hajj?
One of the five pillars of Islam central to Muslim belief, Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime if they are able; it is the most spiritual event that a Muslim experiences, observing rituals in the most sacred places in the Islamic world.
The themes of Islamic Ethics (name 3)
love for human beings, protection of the weak, respect for elders, killing,
suicide, marriage, polygamy, divorce, abortion, sexual conduct, dress (modesty and the issue
of different types of veiling, such as the hijab), jihad as moral struggle
Name the Islamic text that has the specific sayings and teachings of Muhammad.
What is/are the Sunnah(s)?
The Sunnah differs from the Hadith as it doesn't focus on Muhammad's life, rather his sayings and teachings.
The Kabbah is not an idol in Islam and serves a unique purpose. Explain.
Multiple Accepted Answers:
idolatry is when you "worship" any object, however as you said Muslims do not worship the kaba or its surroundings. It is simply the qibla, the direction in which Muslims face to pray, therefore we declare that its nothing but a place of worship like any other Masjid the only difference is that it serves as a focal point. and the reason why its important is because it is the house of God that the father of humankind, Adam built but over many centuries it fell
What do Muslims believe happens after death?
Multiple Correct Answers, including: "After death, most Muslims believe that the soul will enter Barzakh, a state of waiting, until the Day of Judgement. When a person dies, their soul is taken by Azra'il, the Angel of Death. God sends two angels to question the waiting soul."
Any other answers may be judged at the discretion of the presenters.
What is the role of the Quran in Islamic religious experience, and how is it approached and revered by Muslims?
Muslims consider the Quran to be a guide, a sign of the prophethood of Muhammad and the truth of the religion
The popular Islamic term with Arabic roots meaning:
"(moral conduct) and moral principles"
What is Akhlaq?
Islamic ethics is the "philosophical reflection upon moral conduct" with a view to defining "good character" and attaining the "pleasure of God". It is distinguished from "Islamic morality", which pertains to "specific norms or codes of behavior"
We can see this field derive knowledge from the Karan, Hadith, and Sunnah.