Islam

Question 1

Who is Allah

Answer 1

Their God

Question 2

How does Allah relate to the God of Christians and Jews?

Answer 2

Only one God

Question 3

What do Muslims believe about angles and Judgment

Answer 3

Angels were created to fulfill God’s will, and all sou

S will face a day of judgment when they die, and are sent to heaven or hell.

Question 4

Where and how often do Muslims pray?

Answer 4

Five times a day

Mosk, anywhere

Question 5

Towards what city do Muslims pray?

Answer 5

Makkah (Mecca) towards the ka’ba

Question 6

What are the Muslims required to do before they pray?

Answer 6

Ritual Washington w/ fountain

Question 7

What do beads, rugs, mosques, the qibla, muezzins and imams have to do with worship

Answer 7

All used in prayer process

Question 8

Why is charitable giving important to Muslims

Answer 8

Muslims believe that giving brings purification

Question 9

How much of their wealth do Muslims give?

Answer 9

1/40

Question 10

What kinds of things Does zakat pay for?

Answer 10

Clothing, shelter, education, the needy

Question 11

Are Muslims the only religious group that emphasizes giving?

Answer 11

No, other religions do this too

Question 12

What is Siyam? When is it preformed?

Answer 12

It is fasting, for an entire month during Ramadan, 9th month

Question 13

What rule about food do Muslims observe during Ramadan

Answer 13

They do not consume anything during the daylight hours

Question 14

How do Muslims break their fast during Ramadan

Answer 14

Breaks fast with simple meal (dates), then a special prayer, then read all of Qur’an by the end of Ramadan

Question 15

What does Ramadan encourage

Answer 15

Generosity, equality, and charity

Question 16

What values does the hajj promote

Answer 16

Fellowships and Equality

Question 17

How do Muslims dress for the hajj

Answer 17

Simple white clothing

Question 18

What is hajj

Answer 18

the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime.

Question 19

What is the Ka’ba

Answer 19

A shrine Abraham built to honor God

Question 20

What other important sites do Muslims visit during the hajj

Answer 20

Mina, Mount Arafat

Question 21

How does the Jihad relate to Muslims and Their personal struggles

Answer 21

It protects them from doing wrong or being harmed

Question 22

What does Jihad mean

Answer 22

To strive

Question 23

What is the “lesser jihad”

Answer 23

The external struggle against oppression

Question 24

What is the “greater jihad”

Answer 24

The fight against evil within oneself

Question 25

What standard did Muhammad and the Qu'ran set for Muslims' conduct during the war

Answer 25

To honor agreements made with foes

Question 26

What is the Shari'ah, and how did it develop

Answer 26

The body/collection of Islamic law | Based on Qur'an and respect for others

Question 27

List three examples of behavior that Shari' all regulates

Answer 27

* can't eat pork * can't gamble * females can't show beauty (cover body)

Question 28

How has shari'ah changed over the years?

Answer 28

Now most Muslim countries apply only some parts of the Islamic law.

Question 29

What are the five pillars

Answer 29

1) Shahada: Testifying to God's One-ness: The declaration "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet." 2) Salat: Prayer. General Features of Islamic Prayer. ... 3) Zakat: Giving charity. Originally a free-will donation (what is no called Sadaqah ). ... 4) Sawm: Fast. ... 5) Hajj: Pilgrimage. the basic precepts of Islam, including belief in Allah and Muhammad the prophet, prayer, charity or almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca; also called Five Pillars, Pillars of Islam.

Question 30

What is mosque

Answer 30

a Muslim place of worship.

Question 31

Mecca

Answer 31

Mecca, in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself.

Question 32

Ka'aba

Answer 32

The Kaaba or Ka'aba is a cuboid building at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. Wikipedia

Question 33

Shari'a

Answer 33

Shari'a is an Arabic word meaning “path” or “way.” Today the term is used most commonly to mean “Islamic law,” the detailed system of religious law developed by Muslim scholars in the first three centuries of Islam and still in force among fundamentalists today.

Question 34

Muslim

Answer 34

a follower of the religion of Islam.

Question 35

Hijrah

Answer 35

the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622 CE.

Question 36

People of the book

Answer 36

Jews and Christians as regarded by Muslims.

Question 37

Qur'an

Answer 37

the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic.

Question 38

Hijab

Answer 38

a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.

Question 39

What phrase do Muslims repeat as an expression of shahadah?

Answer 39

There is no God but God