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| What does the word Islam mean? |
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| Submission to the one God or Allah |
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| How many followers does Islam, the 2nd largest, and fastest growing religion have? |
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| What can the Qur'an be compared to in terms of Christianity? |
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| How many Arabic versions of the Qur'an are there and why? |
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1
Because it is believed to contain the direct words of Allah |
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| Why is the Qur'an thought to be a miracle? |
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| What is the world's most memorized and read book? |
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The Qur'an
(4/5 the size of the New Testament) |
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| Is Islam monotheistic or polytheistic? |
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| When and where was Muhammad born? |
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| 570 AD in Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
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| Who did Muhammad fall in love with after being orphaned at an early age and becoming a caravan manager? |
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| The wealthy widow Khadija |
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| Who appeared to Muhammad in a cave on Mt. Hira? |
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| What did this visitation of Gabriel become referred to as? |
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| The Night of Power and Excellence |
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| How many years did it take Gabriel to give Muhammad the Qur'an's passages? |
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| How many shrines were originally in Mecca, dedicated to various gods? |
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| Why was Muhammad not favored in Mecca? |
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| He taught people should be treated fairly and justly and rich people did not want to give up their ways |
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| After 10 years, where did Muhammad migrate to? |
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| What was Muhammad's flight to Medina called? |
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| What date did the Muslims begin their calendar? |
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| What date did the Muslims begin their calendar? |
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| How many years did it take until Muhammad returned to Mecca? |
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| What is Muhammad known as, because he is the last of God's prophets? |
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| What do Muslims believe to be the delivered sacred presence of God? |
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| What do Muslims believe about Jesus and Adam? |
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| They were both conceived by God |
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| What book are the actions and teachings of Muhammad contained in? |
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| Supernatural experience of Muhammad: |
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| He was miraculously transported from Mecca to Jerusalem, from there he ascended with Gabriel through the 7 heavens, seeing Moses, Jesus and Allah |
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| God is seen to be transcendant, _________ and personal |
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| What is a Muslim mystic who experiences Allah's immanence called? |
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| What savior will return before the Day of Judgment to restore Islam? |
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| What will happen on the Day of Judgment? |
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| Jesus will return to Jerusalem |
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| What is not opposed but seen as the work of God, worthy of reverence and study? |
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| What is the community of Muslims known as? |
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| What is the Muslim rule of life which explains what Muslims should and should not do called? |
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| In what countries is the Shari'a the basis of the government? |
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| Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran |
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| What are the basic directives of life known as? |
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What is the Muslim confession of faith
(memorize) |
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| There is no god except God. Muhammad is the messenger of God |
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| What is the second pillar of Islam and what does it entail? |
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Prayer
-Praying 5 times a day facing Mecca after washing and laying down on their prayer rugs |
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| Where must Muslim men go on Fridays at Noon to say prayer and hear a sermon delivered by an imam? |
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| What is the 3rd pillar of Islam and in which month does it take place? |
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Fasting
Ramadan
From dawn to sunset they cannot eat, drink, smoke or have sex |
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| What does fasting help Muslims do? |
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| Have compassion for those less fortunate and reminds them of their dependence on God |
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| What is the fourth pillar of Islam and what does it require of Muslims? |
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| Wealth sharing -Donate 2.5% of the value of their possessions to a treasury for the poor, and educational and cultural institutions |
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| What is the fifth pillar of Islam? |
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| The pilgrimage to Mecca, or hajj |
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| What do Muslims circle on the hajj in the Great Mosque of Mecca? |
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| By whom is the Kaba thought to have been built? |
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| What substances do Muslims forbid the eating of? |
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| T or F: Marriages are arranged and considered a legal contract? |
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| Describe the roles of men and women in the world? |
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Men work in the wold
Women have authority in the family |
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| What can refer to a personal struggle against anything that distracts on from worshiping God? |
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| What other term can Jihad be translated as, however Muslims can only take part in armed conflict in self-defense? |
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| Under what successors of Muhammad did Islam spread very quickly? |
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| Within one century of Muhammad's death, what happened to the popularity of Islam? |
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| 1/2 of the known world was Muslim |
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| What year were Muslim forces defeated at the Battle of Tours in France? |
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| What mathematical system do we receive from Muslims? |
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| Of what classical works did Arabic translations preserve for the West? |
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| Classical Greek and Roman |
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| What 2 historic Muslim empires ruled over much of the world? |
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The Mogul empire- 330 years
The Ottoman empire (centered in turkey)- 600 years |
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| In what areas is Islam primarily found today? |
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Northern half of Africa
All of the Middle East and southwestern Asia
South Asia
Malaysia
Indonesia |
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| What % of American Muslims are African American? |
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| What % of Africans brought to the US as slaves were Muslim? |
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| Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam when it began? |
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| Who is the current leader of the Nation of Islam? |
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| Wallace D. Muhammed (son of Elijah Muhammed) |
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| Why was Malcolm X killed? |
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| He rejected the racial separatism advocated by the Nation of Islam |
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| What are the 2 major divisions of Islam? |
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| Sunnis (Sunnism) and Shi'is/ Shi'ites (Shi'ism) |
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| Which division of Islam is the larger? |
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| What resulted in Shi'ism? |
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A dispute about the successor of Muhammad
- Ali was the Son of Fatima (the daughter of Muhammad and Khadija)
- Ali was passed over 3 times to be caliph and was assassinated |
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| Which nations are mostly Shi'i? |
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| How many Imams do the Shi'is believe to have descended from Ali? |
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| Who is the 12th Imam who is believed to have disappeared and is expected to return someday to restore Islam? |
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| What is the mystical form of Islam? |
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| What dance is the most familiar Sufi discipline to people in the West? |
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| How do Muslims regard Judaism and Xianity and how do they see them? |
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With respect
- As people of the Book |
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