chapter 3 section 2 - The Beginnings of Islam

Which of the following BEST describes Islam?

• a religion spread by people of the book

• a prophet born in the city of Mecca

• a migration to the city of Medina

• a religion spread by the prophet Muhammad

What is the term for the migration f Muhammad and his followers to the town of Yathrib?

• Sunnah

• Beginning of Islam

• Hijrah

• Great Pilgrimage

Which of the following is true about the Qur'an?

• It is the holy scripture of Islam

• It is composed of five pillars

• It was written down by the Angel Gabriel

• It is the religion of "people of the book"

Which of the following is true about the people known as Muslims?

• They were prosperous merchants

• They believed in Islam

• They were enemies of Muhammad

• They were a nomadic tribe

Which of the following became part of a body of law and was used to decide legal matters?

• the words and deeds of Abraham

• te Sunnah

• the treaties of alliance

• the Hijrah

Where do people who practice Islam worship on Fridays?

• Mecca

• a mosque

• the Ka'aba

• a temple

In what way did Muhammad believe that God spoke to him?

• through the desert gods

• through the Angel Gabriel

• through his companions

• through Alah

What Islam's main teaching?

• There is only one God.

• Muslims must memorize the Qur'an.

• Muslims must follow Muhammad's example.

• People should pray on fridays.

What is the name of the five duties that all Muslims must perform?

• the Five Pillars of Muhammad

• the Five Pillars of Islam

• the five revelations of Gabriel

• the Five Islamic Customs.

Whom did the Muslims call the "people of the book"?

• the Christians and the Jews

• the Bedouins

• the nomads

• the Meccans