Islam

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 forms the basis of Islamic faith?

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

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

What is the Qu'ran?

• The Muslim holy book, which contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
• The daily prayer all Muslims must say five times a day.
• The Muslim house of worship that they attend every week.
• The holiest of Muslim holidays where they fast from sunup to sundown.

What is the Hajj?

• The holiest holiday where Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.
• The Muslim holy book that contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
• The daily prayer all Muslims say.
• The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are encouraged to do at least once.

What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called?

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