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What is the name of the one pillar that says you must visit a sacred site called Makkah in Saudi Arabia if financially available?
Pilgrimage (Hajj)
Arabia is what kind of land?
Dry, (barren) land
What does monotheism mean?
Worshipping/believing in one God.
Fasting is an exercise to help with what? (Hint: two word answer)
Self control
WHEN did Islam emerge?
In the early 600s C.E.
Who was Muhammad?
Muhammad was God's messanger.
What does polytheism mean? (make an inference from what you know about monotheism)
Believing in or worshipping more than one God.
What does Shariah mean?
Justice
WHERE did Islam emerge?
In the Arabian Peninsula
What did ancient israelites practice? Monotheism or Polytheism?
Monotheism
What were Israelites bibles called?
Hebrew bible
What does Masjid mean?
Place of prostration
Islam is which largest religion? (First, Second, or Third?)
Second Largest
The birthplace of Islam is in the same region as the birthplace of two other religions. What are those two different religions?
Judaism and Christianity.
What does Shariah refer to?
Shariah refers to religious regulations governing the lives of Muslims
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What were all five of the Pillars of Islam? (Extra points if you can name what was in the parentheses)
Profession of faith (Shahadah), Prayer (Salat), Alms (Zakat), Fasting (Sawm), and Pilgrimage (Hajj).
What was Muhammad's message?
An appeal to embrace a pristine monotheism, the "Religion of Abraham," and a call to an ethical recall.
Why is the fourth pillar, fasting, important?
Fasting is important because the fast is an act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a deeper perception of God.
What is the main difference between the Bible and the Quran?
The Bible is the indirect word from God, and the Quran is the direct word from God