Islam: Overview

Where does Islam fit into the history of the five major religions?

• Oldest

• Before Christianity

• Most recent

• After Hinduism but before Buddhism

Islam is inseparable from the name of...

• Abraham

• Moses

• Muhammad

• All the prophets

Muhammad received the first revelations from God in the month of...

• Du al Hijjah

• Shaban

• Ramadan

• Safar

Islam's sacred scripture is called the...

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Vedas

• Torah

Revelations to Muhammad that became the sacred scriptures took place over...

• One day

• One year

• Twenty three years

• An unknown length of time

Muhammad was forced to flee from...

• Mecca to Medina

• Medina to Mecca

• Medina to Jerusalem

• Mecca to Baghdad

Who was Muhammad succeeded by?

• The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs

• The Four Positively Guided Caliphs

• The Four Righteous Guided Caliphs

• The Four Happily Guided Caliphs

What are the two major branches of Islam?

• Sunni and Sunna

• Umma and Shi’i

• Mecca and Medina

• Sunni and Shi’i

What was Muhammad’s home city?

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Pakistan

How many central beliefs of Islam are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7