Abrahamic Faiths & Beliefs
These three religions are called the “Abrahamic faiths.”
What are Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
Supposedly, this angel appeared to Muhammad around 610 C.E.
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
The 622 migration from Mecca to Medina is called this.
What is the Hijra?
This branch of Islam is the largest.
What is Sunni?
This early dynasty completed the Dome of the Rock.
What is the Umayyad Dynasty?
All Abrahamic faiths believe in this number of God(s).
What is one God (monotheism)?
Muhammad’s first convert was this person.
Who is Khadija (his wife)?
In what year did Muhammad experience his first revelation?
What is 610 CE?
This group believes (Imam) Ali should have been Muhammad’s immediate successor
What is the Shi’a?
This later dynasty took power in 749/50 C.E.
What is the Abbasid Dynasty?
This shared patriarch gives the Abrahamic religions their name.
Who is Abraham?
In Arabic, the name of the religion Islam is derived from a word meaning what?
What is surrender? (submission to God)?
Muhammad was born in this city in 570 C.E
What is Mecca?
Name one country with a large Shi’a population.
What is Iran, Iraq, or Bahrain? (Any one)
After the Abbasid Revolution, Islamic lands were no longer controlled by this.
What is a single ruler?
Name one holy site shared by the three Abrahamic religions.
What is Jerusalem?
This city, originally Yathrib, welcomed Muhammad and his followers in 622.
What is Medina?
Muhammad removed idols from this square structure, making it the center of the Hajj.
What is the Kaaba?
These four leaders are known as the “rightly-guided caliphs.”
Who are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali?
Arab armies expanded into these three broad regions during the 7th–8th centuries.
What are the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula?
(Also acceptable: Central Asia)
These two early biblical figures are recognized in all three religions.
Who are Adam and Noah? (Also acceptable: Abraham, Moses)
What key phrase expresses Islam’s main article of faith?
What is “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his messenger”?
Muslims believe this prophet and his son originally built the Kaaba.
Who are Abraham and Ishmael?
Ali’s death led to the split that created this major branch of Islam.
What is the Shi’a branch?
Despite civil wars, Islamic rule continued to spread during this century range.
What are the seventh and early eighth centuries?