Religion Final

Of the three major monotheistic religions, only Judaism and Christianity share a belief in one God.

Presently, the vast majority of Muslims live in Arabia
True False

Ijtihad means to interpret or reinterpret Islam or Islamic law
True False

Throughout history it has been rare for Islamic law to impact the society around it.
True False

One reason why some of the Muslim world has autocratic rulers now can be traced to the time after WWII when nation-state boundaries were arbitrarily drawn and rulers were appointed by Europeans.
True False

Muslim areas of the world were not affected by European colonialism until the 21st century.
True False

During the 1960s and 1970s, Islam went through a difficult time, losing tremendous ground in Muslim societies as they became more Westernized and secular.
True False

Islam’s formative period was the time just before Muhammad was born.
True False

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in North America and Europe
True False

It is more important in Islam to participate in almsgiving than to believe in God and Muhammad
True False

No prophet has played a greater role in any world religion and in world politics than Muhammad.
True False

In the tribal polytheism that Muhammad was born into, individual identity was placed above all else.
True False

The beliefs of tribal polytheism were concentrated on this world and not concerned about an afterlife.
True False

Muhammad was born around the same year as Jesus
True False

. Muhammad was 20 when he received the first revelation at Mount Hira
True False

After Muhammad started receiving revelations, the path of preaching to others was smooth sailing.
True False

By the age of 30, Muhammad was held in high regard as a trustworthy, skilled businessman in Mecca.
True False

After 10 years of preaching, Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to Cairo.
True False

Muhammad used only force to defeat the Meccans
True False

To create a more distinctive identity for Islam when the Jews did not willingly convert, Muhammad changed the direction of prayer.
True False

Muslims believe, like Jews and Christians, that Islam is the newest of the monotheistic traditions
True False

The Quran denies that Jesus was a prophet or has any special status.
True False

Muslims believe that the Quran is taken from an Arabic tablet that preexists with God in heaven
True False

The sacred language of Islam is Greek
True False

Translations of the Quran have only occurred in the past century
True False

Sunni Muslims comprise the minority of worldwide Muslims
True False

The ulama are Shiah peasants
True False

There is only one source of Islamic law – the Sunnah
True False

The Umayyad dynasty was responsible for the emergence of imperial Islam
True False

Of the Five Pillars of Islam, the first one, The Declaration of Faith, is the most important for being a Muslim
True False

The Quran didn’t say anything about the status of women
True False

The term “Sufism” comes from the dance, whirling dervish, that Sufis are known for
True False

The Crusades were initiated by Christian rulers
True False

The largest Muslim population in Western Europe is in Germany
True False

Muslims trace their roots back to Abraham and his son Ismail
True False