Islam

Where did Islam originate?

• The Arabian Peninsula

• The Balkan Peninsula

• The Italian Peninsula

What is essential to Islam?

• The 5 pillars

• The 4 noble truths

• The 3 Desk tops

• Ten Commandments

-Faith

-Prayer

-Charity

-Fasting

-Pilgrimage

What is being described?

• Eightfold Path

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Four Nobel Truths

• Ten Commandments

Which of the following was a major contribution of Islamic culture to western civilization?

• development of the first writing system

• creation of the first monotheistic relgion

• created representative democratic government

• advancement of mathematics and science

What is another word to describe the hajj?

• The pilgrimage (journey) to Mecca

• The pilgrimage to Mesopotamia

• Buddhist beliefs

What is the holy month of Islam called?

• Qur'an

• Ramadan

• Hajj

• Zakat

What is the holy text of Islam that is written in Arabic?

• Qur'an (Koran)

• Bible

• Torah

• Vedas

Like Christians and Jews, the Islamic religion is -

• monotheistic
• polytheistic
• nontheistic 

The man who is considered the prophet who founded Islam is -

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Allah
• Adam

Which of the following IS one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Pray five times a day facing Mecca
• Muhammad is a god to be worshipped
• Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem