Midterm Exam

Question 1

What is the meaning of Rabb?

Answer 1

Lord

Question 2

What is the meaning of Majdan?

Answer 2

Glory

Question 3

What is the meaning of Hamdan?

Answer 3

Praise

Question 4

What is the meaning of Shukran?

Answer 4

Thanks

Question 5

What is the meaning of Muslim?

Answer 5

Submission (one who)

Question 6

What is the meaning of HMD (Muhammad)?

Answer 6

The one who praise

Question 7

What is the meaning of Quran?

Answer 7

Recite

Question 8

How is the Quran divided up?

Answer 8

Surahs (chapters)

Question 9

How many Surahs are in the Quran?

Answer 9

114

Question 10

What is unique about the English translation of the Quran?

Answer 10

Starts with the shortest Surahs and builds to the larger Surahs

Question 11

What does each Surah begin with?

Answer 11

In the name of Allah, the most gracious and merciful

Question 12

Who delivered the Quran to Muhammad?

Answer 12

Gabriel

Question 13

How is the Quran divided or sectioned?

Answer 13

2 parts: Mecca and Medina

Question 14

What is the Mecca portion of the Quran about?

Answer 14

Life, theology, and the goodness of god

Question 15

What is the Medina portion of the Quran about?

Answer 15

Polity

Question 16

What is meant by abrogation and the Quran?

Answer 16

Abrogation means a canceling or changing. Muslims believe that the Quran is an abrogation of all the books that were before it, including the Gospels.

Question 17

What tradition do Muslim’s follow?

Answer 17

Sunnah - Acts of Muhammad

Hadith - sayings, these are different

Question 18

How many books in the Quran are attributed to God?

Answer 18

104 Holy books

Question 19

What other miracles other than the Quran are attributed to Muhammad?

Answer 19

None. The Quran is the only miracle attributed to Muhammad

Question 20

When was Muhammad born?

Answer 20

570 AD

Question 21

When was Muhammad married?

Answer 21

595 AD

Question 22

When did Muhammad receive his first revelation?

Answer 22

Around 610 AD

Question 23

When was Muhammad sent to Medina?

Answer 23

620 AD

Question 24

Hajira?

Answer 24

June 20, 622. Becomes the new date of dating the calendar (ah).

Question 25

When was Muhammad's death?

Answer 25

632 AD

Question 26

What different Caliphs are associated with Islam?

Answer 26

- Abu Bakr -Umar | - Uthman - Ali = first imam (spiritual leader of the Shiite sect)

Question 27

What are the imams?

Answer 27

Hussein and Hassan

Question 28

Which feast is the feast of sacrifice and the end of pilgrimage?

Answer 28

Id al Adha

Question 29

Which feast celebrates Muhammad's birth?

Answer 29

Id al Mawlid

Question 30

Which feast commemorates the death of Hussein who was murdered?

Answer 30

Id al Ashura

Question 31

What is the primary belief of Islam?

Answer 31

Oneness with god

Question 32

What is the basics, or anchor, of the beliefs in Islam?

Answer 32

Faith and works

Question 33

What are the five pillars of Islam and what do they mean?

Answer 33

i. Shehadah – proclamation ii. Salat – prayer (5 times a day) iii. Hajj – pilgrimage iv. Zakat – Alms (2.5 %) v. Sawm – fast (Ramadan)

Question 34

What decides on if you get into heaven?

Answer 34

If you are a muslim or not

Question 35

What do muslims believe about heaven?

Answer 35

7 levels. Top level is where god is seated on his throne.

Question 36

What do muslims believe about hell?

Answer 36

7 levels. Muslims who had more bad works than good sit in a level that is not too uncomfortable. Christians are in the lowest and worst level with white lava that is scorching hot

Question 37

What do muslims believe about the devil?

Answer 37

i. Iblis/sheiton ii. He is created from fire, man is created from mudd, angels from light iii. Mellac is over hell, 19 undelings who guard and protect the fire and other wrathful iv. America is the great satan v. Israel is the little satan

Question 38

Discuss the Sunni sect of Islam

Answer 38

Largest at 80% of all muslims. They get their name from volumes, sayings and acts from Muhammad

Question 39

Discuss the Kharijites of Islam

Answer 39

i. Exitters ii. Broke away with Ali because Ali negotiated the next ones that were to be the new Imams iii. First evangelical muslims

Question 40

Discuss the shi'ite muslims

Answer 40

i. Center located in Iran (Qum City) ii. Group known as the twelves make up the largest portion of shi'ite muslims iii. The twelvers get their name because they believe there were twelve Imam's and the last one is still alive, but has disappeared since 874 but is hiding somewhere in a cave

Question 41

Discuss the ibadi muslims

Answer 41

i. school of Islam dominant in Oman | ii. came about 20 years after the death of Muhammad

Question 42

Discuss the druze muslims

Answer 42

located in Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. Very secretive. Not much written on their history. Dr. Dunn has a copy of one of the few books on their beliefs

Question 43

Discuss the Alawites of Syria

Answer 43

only about 160,000-`170,000. They follow a branch of the twelver school but with syncrestic elements

Question 44

Discuss the Azhar University

Answer 44

a. In Egypt b. Largest university in Islam c. Most famous university of Islam

Question 45

Discuss how trade impacted the spread of Islam

Answer 45

Islam was spread to Europe, Asia and Africa because of trade. Of the main items that were spread through trade was spices. Since these countries were the headquarters of Islam, this allowed the Arab world to have great control over the trade routes. Since spice was easy to carry and useful in multiple areas, these items became important in trade. Muslim practice of direct trade furthered the exposure of the religion.