Islam Basics
What is the Koran?
The holy book of Islam.
Who is the main prophet of Islam?
Muhammad.
What is a religious official who calls Muslims to prayer called?
A muezzin.
According to the study guide, how did Islamic medicine compare with medicine in Europe at the time?
It was ahead of Europe.
Who urged Christians to try to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule?
Pope Urban II.
What is a mosque?
A place of worship for Muslims.
What is a group of families who share a common ancestor called?
A clan.
What is a high tower on a mosque called?
A minaret.
What does meditate mean?
To think quietly or carefully about something.
What city did the Ottoman Turks capture in 1453?
Constantinople.
Whose word do Muslims follow, according to the study guide?
God's word.
What were Muhammad's successors called?
Caliphs.
What does sacred mean?
Related to religion; holy.
What is a heretic, according to the study guide?
A person who does not accept or follow the ideas of a particular religion.
What did the Ottoman Turks rename Constantinople?
Istanbul.
Which of these is NOT one of the Five Pillars: prayer, pilgrimage, helping the poor, or crusade?
Crusade.
What was the Hegira?
Muhammad and his followers' move from Mecca to Medina.
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey undertaken for a religious purpose.
What is Ramadan?
A holy month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
Why did Christians consider the land around Jerusalem to be the Holy Land?
Jesus had lived there.
What is one of the Five Pillars that involves giving to people in need?
Zakat (charity).
What is a prophet?
Someone chosen by God to bring a message to people.
What does convert mean?
To change from one belief or religion to another.
What is the first Pillar of Islam, the declaration of faith in one God?
The Shahada.
Who were the Crusaders?
European Christians who went to the Middle East to try to take back the Holy Land and other territories from Muslims.