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The beginning of the Muslim calendar is the western year
622 C.E
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Islam particularly stresses
oneness with God
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Muhammad was Born and raised in
Mecca
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Islam literally means
submission
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Observant Muslims do not allow
alcohol
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which of the following is not typical of Islam?
belief in a Trinity
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The phrase "Five Pillars of Islam" refers to
essentials of Muslim belief and practice
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Islam and Judaism are similar in that they both
make use of circumcision
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Muslims trace themselves back ultimately to what great patriarch?
Abraham
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The Islamic month of fasting is called
Ramadan
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The year 1 of the Muslim calendar dates from what event in the life of Muhammad?
Escape from Mecca to Medina
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The sacred book of Islam which gives the sermons of Muhammad is called
Koran
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The name given to Islamic mysticism is
Sufism
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The branch of Islam that is found primarily in Iran and Iraq us
Shiite
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Which country had a large Muslim population for almost 800 years?
Spain
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The Shiite branch developed because
of a disagreement over the line of succession from Muhammad
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A memory of what Muhammad said or did is called
Hadith
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At first, before they were instructed to face Mecca for prayer, followers of Muhammad faced what city for prayer?
Jerusalem
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Muhammad first job was a Shepard. What was his second?
Caravan driver
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Regarding the afterlife, Muslims believe
in heaven and hell
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One of the greatest examples of Islamic Architecture is located in India and is called the
Taj Mahal
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The angel who came to Muhammad during an intense spiritual retreat was
Gabriel
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Ramadan is the
name of the month in which Muhammad received revelation
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The month long fast that observant Muslims keep involves
no eating or drinking of anything during the daylight hours
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The minaret is
a tower used to called Muslims to prayer
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Muhammad has his first revelations
in a cave
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During the pilgrimage, men must wear the robe of Abraham, which is
a two piece robe of white cloth
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Part of the pilgrimage ritual involves
throwing stones at pillars
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Muhammad and his followers escaped from Mecca to Medina. This event
was the turning point, after which Muhammad gained success
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At the Kabah, what object is venerated?
a meteorite sent from above
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The major problem with a reliance on hadiths is
some hadiths do not agree with each other
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Literally, the word muslim means a person who
submits
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The chanter who calls people to prayer is called
muezzin
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Which son of Abraham is credited with establishing the line of patriarchs leading to Islam?
Ishmael
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The Sunni reform movement that for a while took control of Afghanistan is called
Taliban
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The word mosque literally means a place of
prostration
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The Koran was revealed
over a 22-23 year period
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The counters that have a Shiite majority are
Iran and Iraq
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Malcom X was inspired to see the racial inclusiveness of Islam through the influence of
a pilgrimage he made to Mecca
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