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Pilgrimage

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pilgrimage?

a)

A religious journey to a place of holy significance

b)

A Christian festival

c)

When Christians confess their sins

d)

A journey to the local place of worship

2.

Makkah is in ...

a)

Ireland

b)

Sweden

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

France

3.

From Safwa to Marwa, people run between the two ...

a)

Wells

b)

Hills

c)

Doors

4.

At Arafat, the people spend the day ...

a)

standing in prayer

b)

cooking together

c)

sitting and talking

d)

singing religious songs

5.
Which pillar of Islam is the Hajj?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
5th
6.
In order to attend the Hajj, you must be a
a)
Person from the Middle East
b)
Muslim
c)
Tourist
d)
Christian
7.

The purpose of Ihram clothes are to

a)

Strip away any class, culture, wealth, and status

b)

Show off people's right shoulder's and arms

c)

Look fashionable

d)

make pilgrimage more difficult

8.
Pilgrims walk around the Ka'ba _____ times
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
9.

What are pilgrims re-enacting when they run between the two hills?

a)

Muhammad's journey

b)

Abraham's search for Ishmail

c)

Hagar's search for water

d)

Adam's search for Eve

10.

Hajj is obligatory for

a)

Every Muslim.

b)

Every Muslim who can afford it.

c)

Every Muslim who can afford it and has good health.

11.

What is the most important thing prophet Muhammad did at Arafat?

a)

He fought a battle against Disbelievers

b)

He received a revelation

c)

He delivered the last sermon

d)

He destroyed the idols

12.
Why do Christians go on a pilgrimage?
a)
To experience closeness to God.
b)
To strengthen their faith.
c)
To follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
d)
All of the above.
13.

Which of these is not a place of Christian pilgrimage?

a)

Iona

b)

Lourdes

c)

Makkah

d)

Jerusalem

14.

Lourdes became a place of pilgrimage after...

a)

Bernadette had a vision of Mary

b)

Bernadette healed someone

c)

Bernadette blessed the water

d)

Bernadette found a statue of Mary

15.

What do Muslims recite during and throughout the Hajj?

a)

al Fatihah

b)

Talbiyyah

c)

Nothing in particular, just whatever prayers they want

d)

The Qur'an

16.

How many times do the Muslims circumambulate the Kaabah?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

17.

How many times do Muslims have to perform Hajj in their lifetime?

a)

Every year

b)

Once in a month

c)

Once in their lifetime

d)

At least three times

18.

What is the state of purity in which all pilgrims enter Makkah for Hajj called?

a)

Adhaan

b)

Ihram

c)

Istikhara

19.

Which Islamic principle does the Hajj demonstrate?

a)

Importance of children

b)

Equality and universal brotherhood

c)

Importance of charity

d)

Celebration

20.

What is considered to be the most important part of the Hajj?

a)

When pilgrims circumambulate the Kaabah

b)

When pilgrims stone the Pillars representing the devil

c)

The day the pilgrims spend praying on the Plains of Arafah (wuquf)

d)

Days spent in Mina and Muzdalifah

21.

Where does a Muslim collect water from as one of the stages of the Hajj?

a)

7/11

b)

They're not allowed to drink

c)

Well of Zamzam

d)

Medina

22.

Muslims complete tawaf (circling the Kaaba)...

a)

In a clockwise direction

b)

While facing the Kaaba

c)

In a counter-clockwise direction

d)

In silence

23.

At the end of Hajj, there is a festival where Muslims will...

a)

sacrifice a sheep

b)

throw stones at pillars

c)

break their fast

d)

go around the Ka'aba

24.

Approximately how many Muslims take part in the Hajj pilgrimage?

a)

500,000

b)

1 million

c)

3 million

d)

6 million

25.

On the journey to Arafat, what is the name of the place where Muslims stay at overnight?

a)

Mina

b)

Madinah

c)

Tabuk

d)

Sakaka

26.

Before the journey to Mina, Muslims collect pebbles. How many do they collect?

a)

29

b)

39

c)

49

d)

59

27.

Muslims throw pebbles at three stone walls. What are the three stone walls called?

a)

Jamarat

b)

Mihrab

c)

Qiblah

28.

Muslims walk around the Ka'aba. What is this event called?

a)

Talbiya

b)

Jamarat

c)

Umrah

d)

Tawaf

29.

With which place of pilgrimage is St Columba most closely associated?

a)

Lourdes

b)

Iona

c)

Makkah

d)

Jerusalem

30.

What is meant by a 'thin place'?

a)

A place at high altitude

b)

A place that reminds you of someone special

c)

A scary place that might have ghosts

d)

A special place where people feel the presence of God

31.

What is the most significant thing St Columba did on Iona?

a)

Establish a monastery

b)

Open a school

c)

Train doctors

d)

Opened a gift shop

32.

Which of these are activities for a pilgrim to Lourdes? (Select all that apply)

a)

candlelight procession

b)

Bathing in the waters

c)

collecting pebbles

d)

visiting the grotto

e)

visiting the Garden Tomb

33.

The Summer holiday is going to be...

a)

Awesome

b)

Ace

c)

Sick

d)

Brilliant

34.

It has been great being your teacher this year, thank you for all your hard work. Have a great Summer!

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