Introduction on Islam

Question 1

Prophet Mohammed married who?

Answer 1

Kadijah

Question 2

Qur’an means?

Answer 2

“To read”

Question 3

Qur’an:
Chapters = ?

Answer 3

Surahs

Question 4

Qur’an:
Verses = ?

Answer 4

Ayahs

Question 5

migration from Mecca to Yathrib

Answer 5

Hijirah

Question 6

1st year in Islamic Calendar

Answer 6

Medina in 622 CE

Question 7

Black cloth over Kaaba with 24 carat embroidery spanning 50 ft

Answer 7

Kiswa

Question 8

5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 8

Kalimatu Shahada - profession of faith
Salat or Salah - direction of Kaaba
Zakat/Sadaqah - payment
Sawm - fasting during Ramadan
Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 9

Pillar of Islam:
profession of faith

Answer 9

Kalimatu Shahada

Question 10

Pillar of Islam:
face the qibla or the direction of the Kaaba

Answer 10

Salat

Question 11

Pillar of Islam:
mandatory payment

Answer 11

Zakat

Question 12

Pillar of Islam:
voluntary/charity payment

Answer 12

Sadaqah

Question 13

Pillar of Islam:
fasting during Ramadan from dawn to nightfall

Answer 13

Sawm

Question 14

Pillar of Islam:
pilgrimage to Mecca; must be done at least once in a Muslim’s life

Answer 14

Hajj

Question 15

6 Articles of Faith

Answer 15

Belief in the:
1. existence & oneness of Allah
2. Qur’an as containing the message of Allah
3. all the prophets that preceded Mohammed
4. angels as messengers of the will of Allah
5. Last Judgment (Yawm ad-Din)
6. Qadar or Naseeb or Allah predestined the fate of everyone

Question 16

Sacred Islamic Law
“the way to a watering place”

Answer 16

Shari’a

Question 17

Sects of Islam

Answer 17

Caliph
Sunni
Shi’a
Sufi

Question 18

course cloth they wear to reject worldly niceties

Answer 18

Woolen

Question 19

(Sunni) upholds the law & maintains order in society; religious scholar

Answer 19

Ulama

Question 20

(Shia) upholds the law & maintains order in society; one who leads the Muslim Community

Answer 20

Imam