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WorksheetsYear 9 L8 - Sunni & Shi'a
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which denomination is the largest denomination in Islam?
Sunni
Shi'a
Sufi
Ahmadiyya
What is the name of the Prophet in Islam?
Muhammad
Ali
Abu Bakr
Jibra'il
Why did Sunni and Shi'a Islam split in the first place?
Muslims disagreed about who should be the next leader.
Muhammad said there should be two groups of Mulsims.
There were two prophets, one for each group.
Which of these is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
The Shahadah - the statement of faith.
Salah - prayer five times a day
Zakah - giving money to charity
Qur'an - the holy book of Islam
How often are Muslims supposed to go on hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca?
Once in their lifetime
Once a year
Once a month
Once every 10 years
Why do all Muslims wear white on hajj?
To show everyone is equal
Because it looks nice
It is so they cannot be seen on a bright day
They are not allowed to wear white normally
Why is the Qur'an unlike any other book?
It is the only book that is unchanged.
It is really heavy.
It was written by an angel.
Muhammad found a copy of it buried in a cave.
After whose death did Islam split into 2 sects (groups)?
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
Allah is:
The Arabic name for God
The same as the Christian God
The Father of Muhammad
A Trinity
Arabian tribes believed in their own gods before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Which of the following means 'belief in many gods'?
monotheism
polytheism
atheism
agnosticism
Islam believes in the oneness of God. What word means 'belief in one God'?
monotheism
polytheism
atheism
agnosticism
The tribe Muhammad belonged to believed in one God and controlled access to the Ka'ba. What was their name?
Quraysh
Mosque
Nomads
Mecca
What word means a 'messenger of God'?
Prophet
Allah
Messiah
Writer
Which of the following was not a sign that Muhammad was not an ordinary person?
An angel appeared to Muhammad's mother and said he would be protected.
A light came from his mother's body when she was pregnant and showed palaces in Syria.
Three wise men visited the place where he was born.
There was a meteor shower the night he was born.
Which of the following means 'something important that God has revealed to humanity'?
Submission
Prophet
Revelation
Sign
What did the Angel Jibr'il say to Muhammad in the cave where he was praying?
Remember
Recite
Welcome
Awake
What is the name of the holy book in Islam?
The Bible
The Qur'an
The Guru Granth Sahib
The Dhamma
Why did Sunni and Shi'a Islam split into two groups?
They couldn't agree who would lead the religion after the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) died.
They worshipped a different number of gods
They had different prophets.
They couldn't decide what to call themselves.
