Foundations of Islam and Its Practices

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What event is considered the beginning of Islam?

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The Hijra, the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Pray five times a day,
Give to charity,
Fast during Ramadan,
Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

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Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

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Why is the city of Mecca important in Islam?

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It is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad.

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What united the people of Arabia before the rise of Islam?

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A shared language and religious beliefs

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How did the Umayyads help spread Islam?

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Through military conquest and political organization

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Which of the following options best describes Islamic art?
- Features elaborate sculptures and portraits of prophets
- Avoids depicting human figures and emphasizes geometric patterns
- Focuses on landscape scenes and calligraphy
- Includes statues and busts of religious leaders

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Focuses on landscape scenes and calligraphy

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What was the main language used for religious, scientific, and cultural texts during the Islamic Golden Age?

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Arabic

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Which city is considered the most sacred in Islam, where Muslims must make a pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime if they can?

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Mecca

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Islam, Judaism, and Christianity share the belief in…

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A single, all-powerful God

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Which of the following helped spread Islamic culture and ideas beyond Arabia? Trade and cultural diffusion, Military conquests by the Mughals, Isolation from other cultures, The fall of the Persian Empire

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Trade and cultural diffusion