Islam

Where did Islam have its origin?

• Islam first emerged in Mecca, a city in Arabia in the Middle East.
• Canaan, later called the Land of Israel
• Judea, it had once been a part of the ancient Kingdom of Israel
• Egypt, near the ancient pyramids

Where did Islam originate?

• Arabian peninsula
• China
• North Africa
• India

What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?

• Medina
• Mecca
• Jerusalem
• Damsacus

Islam is a _______________ religion.

• pagan
• cult
• monotheistic
• polytheistic

Who was the founder of Islam?

• Muhammad
• Moses
• Martin Luther
• Jesus Christ

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jesus
• Quran

Whereas Christians believe in the Bible and Jesus, Muslims believe in the ___ and ____.

• Torah, Moses
• Mandate, Confucius
• Quran, Muhammad
• Umayads, Saladin

What are the two holiest cities in Islam?

• Mecca and Medina
• Mecca and Damascus
• Damascus and Jerusalem
• Petra and Medina

What forms the basis of Islamic faith?

• Four Noble Truths
• Five Pillars
• Eightfold path
• Three Wise Sayings

What is true of Islam

• it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
• it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
• it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
• it only accepts the New Testament