Islam Review

What does "Islam" mean in Arabic?

• "one who has submitted"

• "there is no god but Allah"

• "submission to the will of Allah"

• "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"

Who founded Islam?

• Jesus

• Abraham

• Muhammad

• Zoroaster

Which religion is NOT an Abrahamic religion?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Zoroastrianism

• Islam

What does Muslims believe about Muhammad?

• He was the last and greatest of the prophets

• He was the only son of the one true God, Allah

• He was the first and only prophet of Allah

• He was a combination of god and man

How did the Abbasids control their large empire?

• through religious persecution

• through military governments

• through a strong bureaucracy

• through a rewards system

Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided caliphs"?

• Sufis

• Fatimds

• Abbasids

• Umayyads

Which division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?

• Sufi

• Shi'a

• Sunni

• Fatimed

The academic subject developed by Al-Khwarizmi and originally called al-jabar is known by what name today?

• optics

• astronomy

• algebra

• geometry

Toward what city to Muslims pray?

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

• Damascus

What are the five pillars of Islam?

• the various divisions of Islam

• the major duties required of all Muslims

• the times during a day when Muslims must pray

• Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him