islam

Question 1

Islam’s primary sacred text, regarded by Muslims as the direct words of Allah,
revealed to Mohammed through the archangel Gabriel

Answer 1

Qur’an –

Question 2

emigration of Muhammed and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib
(Medina) in AD 622; the founding event of Islam

Answer 2

Hijra (emigration) –

Question 3

teachings/actions of Muhammed recorded in writings (Hadith)
which provides the model for being Muslim; Islam’s second most important authority after the
Qur’an

Answer 3

Sunna

Question 4

the community of Muslims

Answer 4

Umma –

Question 5

divine law derived from the Qur’an and the Sunna; how Muslims should live

Answer 5

Shari’a –

Question 6

specific religious requirements for Muslims: (1) the confession of faith (Shahada),
(2) prayer or worship, (3) fasting during Ramadan, (4) wreath sharing, (5) pilgrimage to Mecca
(hajj)

Answer 6

FIVE Pillars –

Question 7

confession of faith, first of the 5 pillars, central creedal statement of
Islam: “There is no god except God. Mohammed is the messenger of God.”

Answer 7

Shahada (witnessing)

Question 8

Muslim place of worship, traditionally including a prayer hall and courtyard with
towers, called minarets, at the corners

Answer 8

Mosque –

Question 9

9 th month of the Islamic lunar calendar, a period during which Muslims fast, in
accordance with the 5 Pillars

Answer 9

Ramadan –

Question 9

leader of the Friday worship service who directs prayers and delivers a sermon

Answer 9

Imam (leader) –

Question 10

5 th of the 5 Pillars, the journey to Mecca that all Muslims are to make at least once in
their lifetime if they can afford it and are physically able

Answer 10

Hajj –

Question 11

the stone cubical structure in the courtyard of the great mosque of Mecca, believed to
have been built by Abraham and regarded by Muslims as the sacred center of the earth

Answer 11

Ka’ba –

Question 12

surrender

Answer 12

islam

Question 13

Muhammad and his followers
fled to where?

Answer 13

Yathrib, which they
renamed Medina (“city of the
prophet”).e

Question 14

whos the god

Answer 14

allah

Question 15

who is the last in line for the seal of prophets

Answer 15

muhammad is the last in line

Question 16

“struggle”

Answer 16

jihad

Question 17

divine law (drawn from the Qur’an and Sunna)

Answer 17

shari’a

Question 18

journey to mecca that muslims make once in their life time

Answer 18

hajj

Question 19

muslim mystic, we exist
in oneness with Allah.

Answer 19

sufi

Question 20

what building is known as mecca

Answer 20

the kaaba

Question 21

ramadan material is what

Answer 21

cresent moon

Question 22

“successors” chosen by
the community after
Mohammad’s death; the
first four were family.

Answer 22

caliphs

Question 23

87% of Muslims

those who follow “the
custom” (Sunna)

Answer 23

sunni

Question 24

"partisants of ali" a division of islam prominent in Iran and Iraq.

Answer 24

shi'i

Question 25

are believed to have special insight as descendants of Muhammad

Answer 25

imams