Week 5: Life of Muhammad and the Five Pillars of Islam!

What was Muhammad's childhood like?

• He grew up rich and became a powerful leader of his tribe at a very young age

• He grew up poor and nomadic, but was later taken in by his uncle-a successful trader/merchant

• He grew up poor and lived all his life in Mecca as an orphan and a beggar

What is the first pillar of Islam?

• Hajj

• Kaabah

• Shahadah

• Ladhiqiyah

How are Islam, Christianity and Judaism

all connected?

• They all began in the same region

• They are all connected back to Abraham and his sons- who said there is only one God

• They are all monotheistic: based on a belief that there is only one God

• All options are correct!

The Qur'an is ________.

• A collection of epic tales

• The sacred text of Judaism

• The biography of Muhammad

• The sacred text of Islam

Who was Muhammad's wife?

• Khadijah

• Buran

• Kameela

• Khajiit

What was unusual about Muhammad’s marriage?

• He married a woman who was also a poor orphan

• He married an older woman and she asked him to marry her

• He never took another wife while Khadijah lived, nor stopped her from trading

In the fourth pillar of Islam, Siyam, who does not have to fast?

• Young children

• Pregnant women

• The elderly

• Travelers

What BIG event happened to Muhammad while he was in the cave?

• He fell asleep while meditating and forgot to go home

• He was visited by an angel who told him three times to READ!

• He simply meditated on the state of the world, as he always did

True or False: During Ramadan, Muslims can eat during the day

• True

• False

Islam means _______.

• Surrender

• Splendid

• Safe

• Sleep