Chapter 10 Islam

In Arabic, Islam means

• one who has summited

• there is not god but Allah

• submission to the will of Allah

• a struggle against evil

Muslims believe that Allah spoke to Muhammad

• in his own voice

• through the Qur’an

• through the Torah

• through the angel Gabriel

The five duties of all Muslims are called the

• Five Steps

• Five Pillars

• Five Beliefs

• Five Columns

In the Muslim faith the “people of the book” are

• nomads

• Muslims

• Hindus

• Jews and Christians

The city towards which all Muslims turn to pray is

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

• Cordova

An Islamic house of worship is called a

• Church

• temple

• synagogue

• mosque

The division of Islam that claims that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified as the leader of the religion is known as the

• Methodists

• Hindu

• Shil'a

• Baptists

This is a nomadic, desert tribesman who joined with other tribesmen to begin the settlements from which the Muslim Empire sprang

• Khadijah

• Assyrian

• Persian

• Bedouin

This is the Muslim holy book and is considered to be the true word of God only in its original Arabic version.

• Bible

• Torah

• Qur’an

• Vedas

“One who has submitted” is the definition of a

• Arab

• Muslim

• Bedouin

• Hindu