Five Pillars
How many times a day are Muslims required to pray?
5
Word that literally means “recitation” and relates to what Muhammad was told by the angel Gabriel
Quran
A Muslim place of worship is a
mosque/masjid
What is tawhid?
The complete oneness of God.
True or false: Halal and Kosher are the same thing – all the rules are interchangeable.
False
the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to zakat.
How are the surahs (chapters) of the Quran organized?
By theme and/or length
What was the Kaaba before Muhammad cleansed it?
dedicated to polytheistic worship
The term for the successors of Muhammad to lead the religion were called
caliph
What is a mahram?
Someone a person cannot marry
What holy season is connected to Pillar #4?
Ramadan
How the final Day of Judgment is referred to in the Qur’an (English)
The Hour
What are the three most sacred cities in Islam?
What caused the division of Muslims into Shi’ites and Sunnis
disagreement over leadership succession
A cleansing ritual or ablution that is an important part of purity and cleanliness in Islam before performing worship
wudu
What are the five pillars? (I will accept Arabic or English names for this)
1. Shahdah/Witnessing/Statement of Creed
2. Salah/Prayer
3. Zakat/Almsgiving/Charity
4. Sawm/Fasting
5. Hajj/Pilgrimage
Islamic concept of heaven/Paradise
Jannah
Today the largest group of Muslims live in
Indonesia
What is jihad?
striving, or doing one’s utmost
Set of Islamic laws derived from the Qurʼān & Ḥadīth which encompass all actions of a Muslim’s life
Sharīʿah
What is the Muslim creed? (in English)
There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God
What is the difference in the belief between Catholics and Muslims in terms of who wrote their sacred texts?
Catholics believe that authors of the Bible were inspired by God to write, while Muslims believe the Qur’an contains the exact words of God that were revealed to Muhammad to speak.
What is the Barzakh and how is it different from purgatory?
the intermediary state between the worlds of life on Earth and eternity. It is explained as being a veil that is between what has been and what will be. The major difference between the Catholic understanding of purgatory and the Muslim Barzakh world is that NO ONE goes on to heaven (Jannah) after death. EVERY SOUL remains in the Barzakh until the Final Day of Judgement.
The unforgiveable sin of putting anything on the same level as Allah
shirk
The phrase Subhanahu wata’ala, which is generally added after saying Allah, means
may he be glorified and exalted