ISLAM

Question 1

Founder and approximate start date

Answer 1

Muhammad, early 600s CE

Question 2

Important figures in the religion

Answer 2

• Muhammad
• Allah (God)
• Ishmael
• Followers of Muhammad

Question 3

Core beliefs

Answer 3

• The 5 Pillars
• Monotheistic
• Quran (Koran)
• Submission to God

Question 4

Important events in the people’s history

Answer 4

• 622: Muhammed + followers to move to Medina, came back and conquered Mecca

Question 5

Key practices and Observances

Answer 5

5 PILLARS

1. ) professing one’s faith in Allah and asserting that Muhammad is Allah’s messenger
2. ) praying five times a day
3. ) fasting during the month of Ramadan
4. ) making the haji which is a pilgrimage to a sacred site in Mecca in Saudi Arabia
5. ) paying the zakat, a contribution toe the poor and needy