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WorksheetsWJEC:Islam Today
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word Islam means 'submission'. But in what language?
a)
Persian
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Arabic
d)
Hebrew
2.
Islam teaches that through the centuries, God revealed His truth to many special people. These people are known as.......
a)
Imams
b)
Prophets
c)
Caliphs
d)
Angels
3.
What was the name of the last and most important Prophet?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abu Bakr
c)
Isa
d)
Musa
4.
The messages that God delivered to Muhammad were collected together and form the words of which Sacred Book?
a)
The Tenakh
b)
The Hadith
c)
The Sunnah
d)
The Qur'an
5.
Another meaning of the word 'Islam' is peace. They are committed to following laws that help them to create a fair and respectful society. What is the name of this set of laws?
a)
The Hadith
b)
Shariah
c)
The Sunnah
d)
Risalah
6.
How many Muslims exist in the world today?
a)
1 billion
b)
1.6 billion
c)
2 billion
d)
2.4 billion
7.
Muslims make up what perecntage of the world's population?
a)
17%
b)
23%
c)
31%
d)
37%
8.
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What percentage of the population in North Africa and the Middle East are Muslims?
a)
51%
b)
63%
c)
87%
d)
93%
10.
In what region do the majority of the world's Muslims live?
a)
Asia-Pacific (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia)
b)
North Africa (Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)
c)
The Middle East (Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Israel, Palestine)
d)
Europe
11.
How many Muslims are there in the UK?
a)
1 million
b)
3 million
c)
9 million
d)
13 million
12.
What percentage of the UK population is Muslim today?
a)
4.5%
b)
9%
c)
14.5%
d)
18%
13.
Until the mid 20th century, there very few Muslims in the UK. From the 1950's onwards, significant numbers of people came from the former colonies of the British Empire. What was the reason for the initial mass migration?
a)
They were escaping conflict in their own countries
b)
To claim benefits
c)
To live with relatives
d)
They were promised work in Britian if they helped during World War 2
14.
The 2011 census shows that Britain has one of the most diverse Muslim communities in the world. It is made of different Muslim traditions that come from the places mentioned below. But, from where do the majority of British Muslims originate?
a)
The Middle East and North Africa
b)
South East Asia, The Balkans and Turkey
c)
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
d)
Muslims who have converted from other faiths around the world
15.
There are different types of Muslim. Which type is the majority (95%) of British Muslims?
a)
Sufi
b)
Sunni
c)
Shia
d)
Ahmadiyya
16.
From which Muslim group do the majority of the remaining 5 % come from?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Sufi
d)
Ahmadiyya
17.
There are also Muslim groups within Muslim groups! For example, the Deobandi, Barelevis and Salafi, are all diffreent kinds of which type of Muslim?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Sufi
d)
Ahmadiyya
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