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Islam Flashcards

1
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What are people that follow the religion of Islam called?

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Muslims

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How many denominations are there in Islam?

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How many pillars of Islam are there?

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5

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How many Muslims are there?

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Roughly 2.2billion

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5
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What do Muslims pray on?

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A mat

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Who do Muslims believe in?

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Allah ; ‘the creator’

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Where did Islam begin? Who was it started by?

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Islam began in Arabia, it was started by the prophet Muhammad (Pbuh)

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Where do Muslims face when they pray?

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Easy towards Mecca

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What is the Muslim holy book?

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The Qur’an

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What are the five times a day Muslims are expected to pray?

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Daybreak, Noon, Mid-afternoon, Sunset and Evening

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11
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What are prayers Muslims say said in?

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In Arabic

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What do Muslims begin their prayers by saying?

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Allahu Akbar

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What does Allahu Akbar mean?

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God is the most great

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14
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What do Muslims say in prayer after proclaiming God is the most great?

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The first 7 verses of chapter 1 of the Qur’an

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15
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What are the three Abrahamic religions?

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Christianity
Judaism
Islam

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16
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What day do Muslims usually go to a Mosque to pray on?

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Friday

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17
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What is the most important duty of every Muslim?

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To worship Allah

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18
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What does Ibadah mean?

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The Arabic word for total obedience in worship

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What does the Qur’an comprise of? How did it come to be?

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The literal words or God, spoken to Muhammad through an angel

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20
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What are the three key Islam beliefs?

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Tawhid
Risalah
Akhirah

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What does Tawhid mean!

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The oneness of Allah

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What does Risalah mean?

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The work and message of the prophets

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What does Akhirah mean?

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Life after death

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What is the Muslim word for Life After Death?

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Akhirah

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What is the Muslim word for the work and message of the prophets?

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Risalah

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What is the Muslim word for the oneness of Allah?

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Tawhid

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27
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What do Muslims believe happens after death?

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After death you are judged by Allah, if you led a good life you get to stay in paradise with Allah

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28
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What seven things do Muslims believe?

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  1. In Allah
  2. In the will of Allah
  3. In the Angels of Allah
  4. In the book of Allah
  5. In the day of judgement
  6. In the messengers of Allah
  7. In life after death
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29
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Who is Muhammad?

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Muhammad is the final prophet

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Where and when was Muhammad born?

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Born 570AD, in Mecca

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31
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What are the five pillars of Islam to Muslims?

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The five duties that are important to Muslims.

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32
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What are the names of the five pillars of Islam?

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1) Shahada
2) Salah
3) Zakah
4) Sawm
5) Hajj

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33
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What does the pillar of Shahada stand for?

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The Muslim profession of faith

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34
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What is the Muslim deceleration of faith? {the Shahada}

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‘I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messaged of Allah’

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35
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What does the pillar of Salah stand for?

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Salah is the obligatory prayers performed five times a day

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What does the pillar of Zakah stand for?

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Giving a set percentage of earnings to charity

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37
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What does the pillar of Sawm stand for?

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Fasting during Ramadam

38
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What does the pillar of Hajj stand for?

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

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What does someone have to do to take Shahada?

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Believe it deep in their hearts

40
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When is the Shahada supposed to be said?

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In the ears of newborn babies, and the dying are supposed to say it before they pass

41
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What do Muslims believe about Jesus?

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That he was a prophet

42
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What are the 8 meanings of the Shahada?

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1) Oneness of God
2) Sincerity and truthfulness of worship
3) Acceptance
4) Surrender
5) Peace declaration and establishment
6) Reliance on the creator
7) Gratitude towards the giver
8) Love

43
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What does Islam mean?

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Surrender

44
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What are people who believe in more than one God called?

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Polytheists

45
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What is a polytheist?

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A person who believes in more than one God

46
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What would warring tribes in Arabia do once a year?

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Call a truce and meet in the city of Mecca during Hajj

47
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What did Muhammad spend a lot of his time doing? Where?

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Retreating to the caves of Mecca to meditate and pray

48
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What significant event happened to Muhammad?

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He was mediating near Mecca when the Angel Gabriel came to him

49
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What did the Angel Gabriel give to Muhammad?

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A message from God

50
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How often did Muhammad get visited by the Angel Gabriel?

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Regularly over a number of years

51
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What did Muhammad do with the messages of Allah given to him?

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He recorded them and these writings became the Qur’an

52
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What happened to people Muhammad taught the message of God to?

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Those who listened to him were persecuted and forced to leave the area.

53
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What mountain were the caves Muhammad isolated himself in called?

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The Mountain If Light

54
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What rows the word Islam mean?

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Peace

55
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Why do Muslims pray?

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Muslims pray to focus their hearts and minds completely on Allah

56
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How young are Muslim children when they begin to pray five times a day?

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As young as 7

57
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When is the earliest and latest times Muslims are expected to pray?

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Dawn, before sunrise and between sunset and midnight

58
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Give three reasons Muslims pray 5 times a day

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Developers discipline and Will Power
Brings people closer to Allah
Designed to control evil desires and passions
Constant reminder of Allah and his greatness
Keeps humans away from forbidden activities
Purifies the heart, developers the mind and comforts the soul
Shows Islam is one universal family

59
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What is the universal family of Islam called?

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The ummah

60
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What is the Ra’kah?

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The series of movements during prayer

61
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What three things do Muslims do before Prayer?

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Perform special wash, cover body completely, remove shoes

62
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Where must Muslims pray?

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In a clean space, for example on a prayer mat

63
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What is said at the end of prayer? What does it mean?

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Salam, means peace

64
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What happens after prayer of a Muslim?

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Du’a, ask for forgiveness, said in any language

65
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How long does Ramadan last for?

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A month

66
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What does somebody have to give a person who is fasting for them?

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Enough money to break the fast

67
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How long does a pilgrimage to Mecca usual last?

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One month

68
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If a Muslim kills someone, what’s it the equivalent of in Allah’s eyes?

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Killing everyone in the world

69
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What body parts must you wash when preparing to pray in a mosque and how many times?

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Must wash back of hair, nostrils, back of neck, inside mouth, ears, hands, each wrist up to elbow and finally feet three times each

70
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What must a Muslim wear when praying?

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Modest clothes that cover the body, hair must be covered through the use of a Hijjab

71
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What is a Hijab?

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Headscarf

72
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What is the Niqab?

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Covers face

73
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What is the Burka?

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Hides your figure, like a baggy cloak

74
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What is the reason Muslims believe we were put on the earth?

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To serve God

75
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How many chapters are in the Qur’an?

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30

76
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Who Zakah money given to?

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Needy Muslims

77
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When do adult Muslims fast?

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From dawn to sunset on the ninth month of the Islamic Callander

78
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What four things can Muslims not do during Ramadan?

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Eating
Drinking
Smoking
Sexual relations

79
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What are the four purposes of Sawm?

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To develop self control
To overcome guilt and selfishness
To feel empathy for those without
Refresh and refocus hearts and minds on worship of Allah

80
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What five main tasks do Pilgrims do during Hajj?

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Circle the Ka’bah seven times
Run between hills of Safa and Marwah to stop and drink ZamZam water
Stand together on mount Arafat
Stone the pillars of Mina
Sacrifice an animal during the feast of sacrifice
Men will shave head, women cut 2.5.cm off hair

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Give three reasons for going on Hajj

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To clear conscience and move on
For expectations to meet reality
Becoming part of a greater whole than oneself
It is mandatory for Muslims to do this once in their life
To get closer to Allah

82
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What is in Medina that is so important?

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Muhammad’s house, surrounded by a shrine

83
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What mountain were the Muslims defeated on?

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Uhud mountain

84
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Why did early Muslims fight for their faith?

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Because they decided it was a test from God

85
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What do Muslims do in Mecca?

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Circle the Ka’aba seven times

86
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What does the Ka’aba have that is so sacred?

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A black stones from the heavens, kissing it puts a part of heaven inside you

87
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What two hills do the Muslims run between?

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The hills of Safa and Marwah

88
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Where do Muslims collect rocks to stone the devil with?

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The mountain of Arafat

89
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Where do Muslims throw pebbles at Satan?

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Mina

90
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How do Muslims end Hajj?

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Circling the Ka’aba seven times again

91
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Where was the first Mosque in Medina built?

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Around Muhammad’s family house

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