Islam

What caused Muhammad’s Hijrah (Hegira) to Medina?

• Persecution of Muhammad & his followers

• The lack of food due to a drought

• A plague of locusts

• The conquest of Mecca by a Christian tribe from the North

What is the holy book of Islam called

• Koran

• Bible

• Torah

• Bagavad Gita

How often do Muslims believe they should pray each day?

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

• 7 times

What is the holy city of Islam?

• Mecca

• Islam

• Damascus

• Baghdad

Describe Mecca before Islam

• Mecca was a trading city and a holy city for many religions

• Mecca was an agricultural city and mainly Christian City

• Mecca was a center for manufacturing and mainly a Buddhist City

• Mecca was a very small town with little importance

What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?

• Islams

• Muslims

• Arabs

• Middle Easterners

Where did Islam originate?

• Abrabian peninsula

• China

• North Africa

• India

What was the most important difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

• The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.

• The Sunni believed that Sha Jahan was dangerous.

• The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.

• The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.

A term for a Muslim ruler.

• caliph

• caliphate

• ummah

• Sunnah

Where is the Kaaba located?

• Medina 

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Hajira