WorksheetsChapter 3 section 2 Origins of Islam
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The holy book of Islam is called the
Bible
Torah
Qur'an
Shariah
The hegira was Muhammad's journey from
Arabia to Mecca
Jerusalem to Medina
Mecca to Medina
Syria to Jerusalem
A building used for Muslim prayer is called a
shrine
mosque
Kaaba
Sunnah
How did Muhammad react to rich merchants ignoring the poor & keep their wealth for themselves?
He became concerned but did nothing about them
He went on a pilgrimage to the shrine in Mecca
He prayed and meditated in the hills outside Mecca
He left Mecca and traveled to Jerusalem
Which of the following happened first?
Muhammad began to tell people about the messages from God
Muhammad taught that there was only one God
Muhammad received messages from God through an angel
Muhammad meditated in a cave outside Mecca
Which of the following best summarizes how Muhammad's teachings affected the people of Arabia?
The teachings made people want to become merchants
The teachings had very little effect on people
The teachings made people turn to Christianity
The teachings challenged and upset many people
In what way are the Bible, Torah, and Qur'an similar?
All of them tell stories about prophets such as Moses
All of them state that Islam is the true religion
All of them explain how to be good Muslims
All of them describe the life of Muhammad
Many merchants in Mecca rejected the teachings of Muhammad because they
believed that it was important to help the poor
did not believe an angel had visited Muhammad
knew he had managed a caravan business
wanted to keep their money for themselves
Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca in 622?
Muhammad wanted to found an Islamic city
Mecca's leaders were threatening him
They wanted to found the first mosque
The people of Mecca rejected the teachings of Islam
Muhammad's daughter was named
Fatimah
Medina
Ali
Khadijah
The Bible, Torah, and Qur'an are similar because they all tell stories about prophets such as
Moses
Shariah
Jesus
Mohammad
What was the most important difference between Muhammad's teachings & beliefs of other Arabs?
Muhammad taught that people should be kind to the poor
Muhammad taught that there was only one God
Muhammad taught that there were many gods and goddesses
Muhammad taught that people should make pilgrimages to Kaaba
What did the early followers of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have in common?
They all believed Muhammad was a prophet
They all believed Jesus was the son of God
They all believed there were many gods and goddesses
They all believed that there was only one God
Before they heard Muhammad's teachings, Arabs visited the Kaaba in Mecca each year in order to
worship their gods
give money to the poor of Mecca
trade at its large marketplace
show their devotion to Islam
The destruction of the statues in Mecca was important because it showed that the people had
completed their pilgrimages
become Muslims
rejected Muhammad's teachings
accepted Christianity
