World Religions Quiz - Islam

Which of the following do Muslims believe is a holy book?

The Psalms

The Law of Moses

The Gospels

The Qur’an

4 Sects of Islam

Sunni

Shia 

Sufi

Folk

Sunni Muslims

The majority (“orthodox”) sect of Islam

Shia Muslims

The minority sect (“splinter”) that disputes line of succession after Muhammad

Sufi Muslims

A mystical or Charismatic overlay on Islam

Folk Muslims 

A mix of traditional religion with Islamic beliefs focused on solving everyday problems

According to Muhammad, who appeared to him in his first revelation?

An angel (Gabriel)

T/F: Muhammad was confident that Allah would mercifully forgive his sins on Judgement day

False

What are the 2 elements of the Shahada?

There is no God but Allah, Mohammad is the messenger of Allah

What was the cause for the Sunni and Shia division

Who will succeed Muhammad?

What is the premier Muslim destination for pilgrimage?

Mecca

T/F: Moses is considered the “Seal of the Prophets” because abuse he is the greatest of the prophets.

False

Ramadan

The month of fasting and the ninth month of the Islamic calendar

Eid-al-Fitr

Feasting and rejoicing mark the end of the month of fasting (Ramadan)

Al-Hajj

The month of pilgrimage and the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

Eid-al-Adan

During the pilgrimage month, families sacrifice animals to commemorate Abraham and Ishmael. 

A person who submits to Allah is called a ___

Muslim

____ is the name of the religion that emphasizes submission to the will of Allah as described by the Qur’an and in Muhammad’s example

Islam

The country with the most Muslims in the world is ____

Indonesia

570 AD

Muhammad was born near Mecca in Arabia

595 AD

Muhammad married Khadija, the widow

610 AD

Muhammad receives his first message in the cave of Hira

622 AD

Muhammad departs Mecca for Medina (Hijra)

628 AD

Muhammad captures and purges Mecca

632 AD

Muhammad dies in MedinaT

T/F: Assurance that you will receive God’s mercy on Judgement Day is a sign of a true Muslim

False

Abu Bakr

The first caliph was Muhammad’s father in law, advisor, and companion

Ali ben Talib

The fourth caliph was Muhammad’s son in law, the husband of Fatimah

Umar

The second caliph was a military commander who appointed a committee to elect his successor

Uthman

The third caliph was a Meccan selected by committee who issued the authoritative Qur’an

Muslims point out that communities had 3 options when they encountered Islamic expansion. 

personal conversion (shada)

apply for protected people statue

military coercion

3 major writing of Islam

Qur’an

Hadiths

Shariah

Qur’an

The true and complete revelation of God, The name means “recitation”

Hadiths

Savings or accounts of the life of Muhammad 

Shariah

Legal interpretation of Muslim teachings that prescribe laws and penalties

“Later Muslims developed the term to describe their belief in Allah’s oneness, as distinct from the concept of the Trinity advanced by Christians.” What concept is being described by this quote?

Monotheism

Shirk is the most serious sins in Islam. How does someone commit shirk?

Believing any other God than Allah

T/F": Muslims believe that the Qur’an has always existed in heaven as a preexistent text

True

T/F: Muhammad wrote down everything revealed to him by Gabriel and then read his message to whoever would listen

False

What do Muslims mean when they say that the Qur’an is inimitable?

The Qur’an is not replicable. The Qur’an is from Allah in the original form of Arabic and any replication/deviation is not from Allah. Allah wrote the Qur’an essentially, and any changes would be blasphemy 

6 tenets of Islam

Believe in One God (allah)

believe in angels and spirits

believe in prophets

believe in the books

believe in the last judgement day

believe in Allah’s decrees

believe in one God

Islam rejects all forms of polytheism as well as the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (tawhid)

Believe in angels and spirits

Inferior spirit beings serve human beings and carry out the will of Allah

believe in prophets

Allah designated people to declare a message of submission in the face of impending judgement

believe in the books

The Rasul recorded their messages for us. Moses revealed the tawrat, David the zabur, and Jesus the injil

believe in the last judgement day

a day is coming when people will receive rewards for their deeds. heaven as reward or hell as punishment

Believe in Allah’s decrees

Allah is sovereign over everything. If God doesn’t will it, then it will not happen. If God wills it, then it most certainly will happen.

5 pillars of Islam

Hajj

Salat

Saum

Shahada

Zakat

Hajj

the once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca

Salat 

the daily compulsory prayers

Saum

The annual monthlong fast

Shahada

the fundamental confession of Islam

Zakat

The regulated charity gift

What are the TWO most well-known foods prohibited by halal?

Pork

Alcohol