Islam Beliefs
Which angel do Muslims believe gave Muhammad the revelations to write the Qur'an?
What is the month in which Muslims are required to fast?
Ramadan
The "golden age of Islam" where there was a shift from conquest to learning and culture is considered what dynasty?
Abbasid Dynasty
What do Muslims credit Jesus Christ as in history?
Islam:A prophet but not God
Christianity: Son of God, the key to our Salvation.
What is the Arabic word for "God?"
Allah
What is the title of a political leader of Muslim called?
caliph
What was the destination of Muhammad's flight when Islam was first being found?
Medina
True or false: Muslims discredit the Bible completely.
False. They accept many of the Old Testament stories, but say that the Bible is incomplete and claim Christianity interpret it differently.
Monotheism
What is the name for the Islamic Law that is considered divine law for Muslims?
Sharia
What was the result of the civil war among early Muslims known as the War of Apostasy?
Islam was split into two major groups: Shiite (believe Muhammad's cousin should lead), and Sunni (believed anyone was capable of leading)
Which famous ancestor of Muhammad can be traced as a seed of the serpent?
Ishmel
What are the basic requirements for someone to become a Muslim?
1. Follow the Five Pillars of Islam.
2. Live their lives as Muhammad did.
What are one of the two reasons Mecca is considered to be the holiest city in Islam?
1. Muhammad was born there
2. The Ka'bah is located there
What were two major reasons of the spread of Islam?
1. Two centuries of war drained Sassanid and Byzantine resources.
2. Heavy taxes caused discontentment
3. Diverse ethnic groups and tribes had little in common and were open to change.
What discredits the Qur'an in literacy sense?
1. There are no original copies of the writings. Today's version of the Qur'an is a copy of the original source.
2. Muhammad could not read or write, so all of his teachings were written second hand (written by his followers, not himself)
Name and explain three of the Five Pillars of Islam
1. Recitation of the Creed
2. Daily practice of Prayer
3. Almsgiving
4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime
What does Jihad translate to in arabic?
"Struggling"
What natural resources did the Muslims harness to produce power?
Water, Steam, air, oil
Who do Muslims refer to as the Trinity?
Islam: Denies the doctrine of the Trinity, but refer to it as Allah, Jesus, and Mary.
Christianity: Father, Son, Holy Spirit