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Muhammad
Islam and its Practices
Non-believers
Islam vs. Other Religions
Islam: Geography and Politics
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What angel spoke to Muhammad?

Gabriel

100

Followers of Islam are known as what?

Muslim

100

Holy war against non-Muslims is known as...?

Jihad (internal religious struggle against sin)

100

True or False. Muslims believe Jesus is God.

False. They believe he was a profound teacher and prophet, but not a diety.

100

The Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate/Empire

Damascus

200

Muhammad's move to Mecca was known as the what?

Hegira

Hajj

200
Name the three important holy scriptures'/books in Islam 

- Qur'an

- Hadith

- Psalms/Bible 

200

People who are non-believers of Islam are known as what?

Infidels 

200

What part of the Bible does the Qur'an contradict? 

The Old Testament

200

The Capital of the Abbassid Caliphate/Empire

Baghdad

300

Name the battle whose victory Muhammad saw as divine approval of his religious teachings.

The Battle of Badr

300

The Holy month in Islam is known as...?

DAILY DOUBLE!!

Name the 5 Pillars of Islam

Ramadan

belief in Allah as the ONLY God and that Muhammad is Allah's messenger, daily prayers, almsgiving (giving back $$), fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca

300

What Frankish (French) general, prevented the Islamic advancement in western Europe? What was he known as?

Charles Martel, the "Hammer"
300

True or False. The Qur'an and the Bible are viewed as equally true religious texts.

False.

300

The Capital of the Byzantine Empire is...?

Constantinople

400

In Mecca, Muhammad used to help run a mosque with his family known as what?

The Ka'bah

400

Islamic law is called what in Islam?

Sharia

400

What group of people in western Europe stopped the spread of Islam?

Franks

400

Converts to Islam have the option to covert back to their original religion if they so desire. 

No. They will either be banished to hell or killed

400

What empire was defeated by Muslim forces in 637?

Sassanid Empire

500

What was the final destination of Muhammad's flight?

Medina

500

Name the Islamic leader of the Sunni Muslims and the Islamic leaders if the Shiite Muslims.

Sunni - Caliph

Shiite - Imam

500

An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies...

Greek Fire

500

Which Empire was predominantly Christian during the rise of the Islamic caliphate/empire?

Byzantine

500

True or False. Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula

True!