Islam Test Review

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Islam Test Review
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What city do all Muslims want to go once in their
lives?

• Mecca

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What is a prophet?

• A messenger of God

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What is a Muslim place of worship called?

• A mosque

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How many pillars of Islam are there?

• five

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What is the most important holiday in Islam?

• Ramadan

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Who are the people of the book/protected
people?

• Jews and Christians

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What belief do Muslims, Christians, and Jews all
share?

• That there is one God

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Who was the final prophet of Islam?

• Muhammad

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What are the people who practice Islam called?

• Muslims

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What language was the Quran written in?

• Arabic

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How many times do Muslims pray a day?

• five

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What is fasting?

• Not eating for a period of time

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What is the holy book of Islam called?

• The Quran

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What do Muslims have faith in?

• Allah or God, and Muhammad being Gods last
  prophet

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What is the name of God to Muslims?

• Allah

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What does monotheism mean?

• Belief in one God

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What does Islam mean?

• Submission to God

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Where was Muhammad born?

• In Mecca

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What was Mecca a leading center of?

• trade

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What is the first Pillar of Islam?

• Belief in one God-declaration of that faith

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What is the Hajj?

• The pilgrimage to Mecca

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According to Islam, Muhammad was

• the prophet through whom God revealed his final
  message.

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How is Islam related to Judaism and Christianity?

• All three faiths are monotheistic religions.

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What does the word caliph mean?

• successor

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Who were the caliphs?

• The leaders of Islam after Muhammad.

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What geographical feature covers much of the
Arabian Peninsula?

• desert

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What two groups did Islam split into?

• Sunni and Shia

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Islam split after Muhammads death because he did
not

• name a successor.

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What is an oasis?

• An area of water in the desert

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What is a nomad?

• A person who moves from place to place