Islam

Question 1

Who do Muslims believe that the very first Muslim was?

Answer 1

Adam and Eve

Question 1

Approximately when was the Prophet Muhammed born?

Answer 1

570 CE

Question 2

When the Prophet Muhammed ascended up into paradise, he did so from the spot where what once stood? What covers that spot today?

Answer 2

The temple mount, The Dome of the Rock

Question 3

What is the phrase Muslims recite anytime they mention the name of the Prophet Muhammad?

Answer 3

“Peace be upon him”

Question 4

What event in the life of Muhammed is considered the “first year of the Muslim era”?

Answer 4

The night journey and ascension

Question 5

Who took care of the Prophet from the time he was 4 months old until he was nearly five years old?

Answer 5

His wet nurse, Halima

Question 6

Who initially took care of the Prophet when his mother died?

Answer 6

Grandfather?

Question 7

What miracles took place in the life of the prophet when he was a child?

Answer 7

Christian army invading Mecca, birds dropped rocks on them, goats gave more milk, lame animals were healed, droughts disappeared

Question 8

What was unique about the prophet’s marriage to his first wife?

Answer 8

She was 15 years older

Question 9

How many wives is a man allowed to have?

Answer 9

Four wives

Question 10

When did Gabriel first appear to the Prophet Muhammed?

Answer 10

27th night of Ramadan

Question 11

What does Ramadan commemorate?

Answer 11

Muhammad’s divine call

Question 12

What are events surrounding the “Night Journey and Ascension”?

Answer 12

622 CE, Gabriel and Muhammad flied to Allah, Jerusalem, and the other messengers

Question 13

What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word “Islam”?

Answer 13

“submission”

Question 14

In Islam, what is the first thing whispered into the ears of a newborn?

Answer 14

“I witness that there is no god but Allah, and I witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”

Question 15

What is the most holy site upon the face of the earth? What is the second? Third?

Answer 15

Mecca, Medina, Al Aqsa Mosque

Question 16

Is Islam polytheistic, monotheistic, monolatrist, monistic?…

Answer 16

Heavily monotheistic

Question 17

How many names do Muslims typically say that God has?

Answer 17

99 names of Allah

Question 18

What is the literal meaning of the name “Allah”?

Answer 18

“One and only God”

Question 19

What does Islam teach about the Trinity?

Answer 19

No godhead

Question 20

Is Allah our father or just our creator?

Answer 20

Only creator, he has no children

Question 21

What do Muslims believe about the nature of God’s body?

Answer 21

No anthropomorphic characteristics

Question 22

What is the purpose of life in Islamic thought?

Answer 22

Submit or surrender to God

Question 23

Which Muslims see Paradise as akin to the Hindu Nirvana?

Answer 23

Jannah

Question 24

What is a common metaphor for the kind of punishment the wicked can expect in hell?

Answer 24

Boiling or scalding water, forced to eat bad fruit, wash down with boiling water

Question 25

What is "tawheed"?

Answer 25

"Oneness, unity, and uniqueness" of God

Question 26

What are Christians and Jews called in the Quran?

Answer 26

People of the book

Question 27

What does the Arabic word "Quran" mean?

Answer 27

"Recitation", was passed down orally

Question 28

Who is the author of the Quran?

Answer 28

Allah

Question 29

What Muslim texts have been compared to the Jewish "Oral Torah"?

Answer 29

The Quran

Question 30

Who revealed the Quran?

Answer 30

Muhammad, Gabriel delivered it to Muhammad

Question 31

Which of the 5 pillars of Islam can be done for one's deceased parents?

Answer 31

Shahada

Question 32

Each Muslim has three duties toward the Quran? What are those three duties?

Answer 32

Recitation (Tilawah), understanding (Tafsir), implementation (Tatbiq)

Question 33

What is the meaning of the word "Hadith"?

Answer 33

"Traditions"

Question 34

What is the meaning of the word "Sunnah"?

Answer 34

"Path"

Question 35

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Answer 35

1. The witness of faith (Shahada) 2. Prayer (Salat) 3. Almsgiving (Zakat) 4. Fasting (Sawm) 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

Question 36

What percentage of a Muslim's net worth is he expected to give to charity each year?

Answer 36

2.5%

Question 37

What is the highest act of devotion a Muslim can engage in?

Answer 37

Pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 38

What is the meaning of the Arabic word "Mosque"?

Answer 38

"Place of prostration"

Question 39

On what days is the Islamic Sabbath?

Answer 39

Friday

Question 40

What is the most important Islamic holiday?

Answer 40

Ramadan

Question 41

What is the most common visual symbol of Islam?

Answer 41

Must be in a state of purity to perform rites

Question 42

Why do Muslims touch their foreheads to the ground when saying their prayers?

Answer 42

Shows submission

Question 43

What dietary restrictions do Muslims have?

Answer 43

No pork

Question 44

What is the Islamic view on what we, in Christianity, call the "great apostasy"?

Answer 44

Jesus was the last messenger before the great apostasy

Question 45

According to our classroom discussion, "messengers" of Allah always bring a what?

Answer 45

A book

Question 46

What specifically do Muslims believe about Jesus?

Answer 46

He is not divine, he is a savior in the sense that he does beneficial stuff for Muslims

Question 47

Who is the Mahdi/Messiah in Shia Islam?

Answer 47

Muhammad Al Mahdi

Question 48

Who is the Mahdi/Messiah in Sunni tradition?

Answer 48

Jesus

Question 49

Who was the last authorized messenger before Muhammed?

Answer 49

Musa

Question 50

Does Islam believe in an atonement?

Answer 50

Allah's grace

Question 51

In islamic thought, what are "jinn"?

Answer 51

Bad/fallen angels

Question 52

What does the term "caliph" mean?

Answer 52

"successor"- religious leader who is considered to be the successor to Muhammad

Question 53

Which denomination traces their succession through Ali, the prophet's son in law?

Answer 53

Shia

Question 54

Which denomination traces their succession through Abu Bakr, the prophet's father in law?

Answer 54

Sunnis

Question 55

Which denomination of Islam tends to see their Imams ans infallible?

Answer 55

Shia

Question 56

Who are the Sufis in Islam?

Answer 56

Denomination within a denomination. They hide

Question 57

What two things do Sufis do that would be forbidden in other denominations?

Answer 57

Asceticism and celibacy

Question 58

Where, according to Sufis, does God dwell?

Answer 58

In the heart

Question 59

What are the 5 common misconceptions about islam?

Answer 59

1. Islam = Arab 2. Early Islam sought to eradicate all non muslim faiths via violence 3. Jihad means that you can kill people who are different than you 4. Islam degrades and oppresses women 5. Suicide bombers get 72 virgins