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What is Zakat?

• Acknowledging the power of the spiritual realm

• Eid gifts given at eid to children and immediate relatives

• Islamic Prayer

• Giving fixed portion of one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and needy

Shaw’waal is the ______ month of the Islamic calendar.

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

The Islamic calendar is also known as

• Hijrah Calendar

• Gregorian Calendar

• Akan Calendar

• Berber Calendar

The 3 Main Caliphates are called:

• Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid

• Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

• The Successors to Muhammad

• North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East

Under Abbasid rule, the Muslim Empire experienced a Golden Age of scientific achievement.

• True

• False

Baghdad, the home of the House of Wisdom, is the current capital of:

• Iran

• Iraq

• Hungary

• Jordan

Much of the peace and scientific advancement in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) was due in part to its:

• Military Strength

• Trade

• Religious Tolerance

• Peaceful relations with surrounding states.

What does the Shahadah require?

• To accept that Jesus was the son of God.

• To believe, and state, that Allah is God and Muhammad is the prophet.

• That one be born into a Muslim family.

• Prayer 5 times a day.

632 CE is an important year in Islam because in this year...

• Muhammad died.

• Muhammad was born.

• The Qu'ran was revealed to Muhammad.

• Abu Bakr was born.

Which sahaba did Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) help to become free from being a slave by planting 300+ date palm trees?

• Bilal ibn Rabah

• Salman al Farisi

• Zayd ibn Harisa

• Thawban ibn Bujdud