Deck 13: Islam: Submission and Faith

Question 1

Muhammad began retreating into the desert for long periods of meditation when he was about __________.

A) 19
B) 30
C) 40
D) 9

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A mufti is a __________.

A) successor to Muhammad
B) follower of Christianity
C) non-Muslim
D) scholar of sharia

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Muslims believe God actually resides in the Kaaba.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A successor to the prophet is known as a __________.

A) priest
B) caliph
C) patriarch
D) imam

Question 5

Sharia is best understood as __________.

A) a series of questions and answers between Muhammad and Allah
B) the biography of Muhammad
C) Islamic law
D) informal traditional beliefs that are nonessential to Islam

Question 6

Which ancient site is revered by Muslims as the holiest?

A) Hagia Sophia
B) Jerusalem
C) Kaaba
D) Muhammad's burial shrine

Question 7

Three years after teaching, Muhammad went to Medina. This is called the __________.

A) Hassan
B) Imam
C) Hajj
D) Hijra

Question 8

A follower of Islam is called a __________.

A) Muslim
B) Disciple
C) Apostle
D) Iman

Question 9

The God worshiped in Islam is the same God of Judaism and Christianity.

Question 10

The name for Muhammad's biography is the __________.

A) Qur'an
B) Sunnah
C) Sira
D) Hadith

Question 11

Imam means __________.

A) to submit
B) peace
C) love
D) faith

Question 12

A hijab is a __________.

A) successor to Muhammad
B) biography of Muhammad
C) headscarf worn by Muslim women
D) reading of the Qur'an

Question 13

Allah is the name of one of the early leaders of Islam.

Question 14

Muslims believe the Christian Bible is the word of God, but that the Qur'an corrects many of its errors.

Question 15

The Fatiha is the __________.

A) first story of the Hadith
B) heart of the Qur'an
C) first Sura of the Qur'an
D) city in which Muhammad was born

Question 16

The Arabic word for "submission" is __________.

A) imam
B) istan
C) islam
D) salah

Question 17

Muhammad routinely forced Christians and Jews to convert to Islam, under penalty of death.

Question 18

The Qur'an is divided into sections, called __________.

A) fatwas
B) divisions
C) s
D) suras

Question 19

A compilation of traditions teaching us how to live, according to Muslims, is the __________.

A) Sunna
B) Hijab
C) Imam
D) Kaaba

Question 20

The ________ is unchangeable and cannot be faithfully translated into another language.

A) Bible
B) Qu'ran
C) Recitations
D) Hadith

Question 21

A faithful Muslim woman will often wear a ________ when going out.

Question 22

A ________, after careful study of the Qur'an and Sunna, might issue a Fatwa.

Question 23

How do the following key terms relate to one another? Qur'an, Sura, Fatiha, Hadith

Question 24

Apart from the Qur'an, Muslims have no other texts to help them learn how to live.

Question 25

Sharia is the name for the biography of Muhammad.

Question 26

What are some of the similarities and differences between Islam and Judaism?

Question 27

The hijab is considered by many Muslim women as a sign of their faith.

Question 28

In order to learn how the prophet Muhammad lived his life, we could turn to the ________, or a compilation of traditions teaching us how to live.

Question 29

The Kaaba is located in Medina.

Question 30

What happens after we die?

Question 31

What do Muslims think about the Christian idea of the Trinity? What does this tell us about Islam?

Question 32

The ________ is the holy book of Islam.

Question 33

What are the three ways Muhammad offered to help mankind overcome the tendencies to glory in ourselves and believe we have control?

Question 34

The Hadith are non-Muslims who were welcomed by Muhammad as friends during his most difficult years.

Question 35

What are the main Islamic writings, and how are they related to Muhammad?

Question 36

What is the Kaaba, and why is it important in contemporary Islam?

Question 37

What are some of the attributes of Allah?

Question 38

What are some of the important events in Muhammad's life?

Question 39

The angel ________ visited Muhammad when he was about 40.

Question 40

What are some of the main elements of Muhammad's life, and why is he important for Muslims today?