WC ISLAM QUIZ #1
Allah
Arabic word for God
Ka'bah
Islamic shrine
- Muslims believe Abraham rebuilt it in Mecca where Adam had originally built it
- reclaimed and purified by Muhammad when he captured Mecca in the seventh century
- Currently enclosed within the great mosque of Mecca
Caliphs
Islamic Temporal and spiritual leaders regarded by Sunni Muslims as successors of Muhammad
Qur'an
gods final revelation (superseding the Jewish and Christian bibles)
Shi'ah
- Smaller of the 2 branches of Islam
Iman
mosque leader chosen for his knowledge of Islam and his holiness
- the spiritual leader of the line Ali
Shari'ah
law of Islam
- based on the Qur'an, Sunnah, and Hadith
Ali
Muhammad's cousin/son-in-law who is believed by Shi'ah as the rightful successor to Muhammad
Sunni
- larger of the two main branches of Islam
- accepts the legitimacy of the leadership of all four caliphs of Islam as successors of Muhammad
Sunnah
- body of traditional customs and practices of Muhammad that - models for observant Muslims
- shared through the oral tradition
Hafiz
Muslim who has memorized the Qur'an
Mosques
buildings for personal and Communal Islamic prayer and worship
3 Abrahamic religions
1) Judaism
2) Christianity
3) Islam
What type of religion is Islam?
Abrahamic religious tradition
What do Islams believe about God?
there is only one God
Root word of Islam
"surrender" or "submission"
meaning of the word Muslim
"one who submits"
Why do Muslims not consider Muhammad the founder of Islam?
because Islam existed since the time of Adam, Muhammad wasn't alive then
How are Abraham, Moses, and Jesus viewed in Islam?
simultaneously prophets and Jenuine Muslims who submitted to God's will
Why might Muhammad be referred to as "Seal of the Prophets" and final messenger of God?
Muhhamad was the last person to get a message from god, In a cave where he was praying, Jibril (Gabrial) the Angel told him to teach people what God wanted them to learn and memorize that, eventually wrote down (Qur'an).
What is the difference between Shi'ah and Sunni Muslims?
they believe different people should succeed Muhammad
Why are people hesitant to translate the Qur'an into other languages?
they wanted to keep the exact words of Allah to stay unchanged