ISLAM-Muhammad

In what year was Muhammad born

570 A.D.

What was the indigenous Arabian religion of Muhammad's time

Animism

What was the name of the cube-shaped shrine in Mecca

The Kabaa

What was built into the side of the Kaaba

A meteorite

Which city was known as Yathrib and had a Jewish community numbering in the hundreds

Medina

What was Muhammad's occupation before he received his visions

Camel driver

Who did Muhammad marry

A wealthy single woman named Khadija

What influenced Muhammad's spiritual development

Monotheistic religions

When and where did Muhammad have his spiritual experience

610 AD

Who spoke to Muhammad during his spiritual experience

The angel Gabriel

What did the angel Gabriel show Muhammad

A book

Why was Muhammad surprised when the angel Gabriel ordered him to recite the scripture

He was illiterate

What was the message that Muhammad proclaimed to the people of Mecca

There is only one God

Why did Muhammad and his followers flee Mecca for Medina

They were forced to leave due to persecution

What was the "Hijra"

The flight to Medina that became the birth of the Muslim community.

Why did Muhammad institute a pure lunar calendar

To eliminate idolatrous practices associated with the solar calendar

What is the Islamic community called

The Umma

How many wives did Muhammad have after Khadija's death

Twelve

What was the controversy surrounding Muhammad's marriage to Aïsha

It was formalized when Aïsha was only five years old.

What was one reason Muhammad's followers gave for justifying his departure from his own commandment of having no more than four wives

As a prophet

Why was Muhammad initially criticized for his marriage to Zaynab

Zaynab was Muhammad's cousin

What did the revelation from God recorded in sura 33:36-37 stipulate regarding Muhammad

He was both infallible and fallible

What was the special pact that Muhammad made with the Jewish community in Medina

The Jews were not expected to become Muslims

What did the event between Muhammad and the Jewish community at Medina set as a precedent

Muslims are not obligated to keep covenants or treaties with non-Muslims

What did Muhammad do when he captured Mecca

He removed all idols from the city and cleansed the Kaaba of all statues in a special ceremony

What was the significance of the Kaaba in Mecca

It was the religious and political center of the Arabian peninsula

What was the role of Mecca after Muhammad's capture of the city

It remained the center for pilgrimage and maintained some of the external sites

What was the status of Muhammad when he died in a.d. 632

He was both the religious and political head of much of the Arabian peninsula