REL 134 Week 4 Knowledge Check

1.

Islam particularly stresses

oneness of God.

having only one wife.

pilgrimage to Jerusalem once in a lifetime.

prayer twice each day.

2.

Islam literally means

submission.

tradition.

purity.

devotion.

3.

Observant Muslims do not allow

interracial marriage.

alcohol.

pilgrimage.

divorce.

4.

Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch?

Paul

Abraham

Moses

Isaac

5.

A remembrance of what Muhammad said or did is called

caliph.

hadith.

Shia.

Hajj.

6.

Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe

in reincarnation until one reaches perfection.

in heaven and hell.

the soul ascends to the top of the universe.

the individual dissolves into the divine essence.

Concept: HISTORY OF ISLAM

Materials on the concept

• Expansion and Consolidation
• The Life and Teachings of Muhammad

7.

Muhammad was born and raised in

Marrakesh.

Medina.

Mysore.

Mecca.

8.

Which country had a large Muslim population for almost 800 years?

Italy

Kenya

Poland

Spain

Concept: THE FIVE PILLARS AND RAMADAN

Materials on the concept

• The Five Pillars of Islam

9.

The Islamic month of fasting is called

Lent.

Hajj.

Ramadan.

Nisan.

10.

The chanter who calls people to prayer is called

muezzin.

salat.

qiblah.

sawm.