Muslim Primer
The most holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
The Islam word for god.
What is Allah?
The first pillar of Islam.
What is the confession of faith?
Christianity focuses on the heart (and mind) transformation. Islam focuses on this.
What is behavior/actions?
The literal word of God to a Muslim.
What is the Quran?
The man who started it all.
Who is Muhammad?
The reported teaching, rulings, and actions of Muhammad.
What is the Hadith?
The second pillar of Islam.
What is praying 5 times daily facing Mecca?
2 things we all have in common at birth from a Muslim perspective.
What is every human is born a Muslim and good?
The one who dictated the Quran to Muhammad.
Who is Gabriel?
The Islamic Confession of faith.
What is "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet"?
The name of the Muslim obligation to struggle against the enemies of the Muslim God.
What is Jihad?
The third pillar of Islam.
What is donating 2.5% (one fortieth) of their income to the poor?
A historical fact that Muslims reject happened between Jesus' triumphant arrival in Jerusalem and His being seated at the right hand of God.
What is Jesus's death on the cross?
2 Prophets in the Quran who are also men in the Christian bible.
Who are Adam, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Jesus?
The only way you can be assured of salvation.
What is being martyred (killed) in the cause of jihad?
The moral and legal code that governs the lives of Muslims.
What is Shariah Law?
The fourth pillar of Islam.
What is fasting from food, smoking, and sexual activity between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan?
Other than Jihad, these 2 things will get you into Islamic heaven.
What are good actions outweighing the bad, plus Allah's mercy?
This settles things when two parts of the Quran contradict each other.
What is the later parts of the Quran over rule the earlier parts?
As Islam violently spread between 632 and 732AD. Conquered people were given these three options.
What is convert, pay an extremely high tax & be a 2nd class citizen keeping your religion, and fight to the death?
The two largest branches of Islam.
What are Sunni and Shiite?
The fifth pillar of Islam.
Christians are sons and daughters to God. This is what Muslims are to their god.
What are slaves?
This is a grave insult to Muslims and is the most heinous act a person could commit.
What is to disrespect the Quran? pg 64