Islam test
what is in the quran
Contains: - the words of Allah to Muhammad - laws governing the daily life of Muslims - many references to the old and new testaments
what are the types of jihad
Jihad against oneself Jihad with knowledge Jihad with wealth Jihad with the sword Jihad through righteousness
who is abraham
Abraham was married to sarah who had isaac who had jacob and esau who made the 12 tribes
who is moses
Freed the Jewish people from Pharoah, Egypt, and Slavery and Got the ten commandments from God on Mount Sinai
How did Muhammad receive his first revelation.- where how?
He heard a voice while meditating in the Cave of Hira outside of Mecca
Return to Mecca
In 630, Muhammad and 10,000 of his followers traveled to the outskirts of Mecca, and the leaders there, realizing they had no chance, surrendered, and Muhammad entered the city, destroyed the 360 idols in the Kaaba, and made the call to prayer from the roof
How did Muhammad receive his first revelation.- When? what age?
Muhammad received first revelation at age 40 in 610 AD
After all of the Meccans said Muhammad was wrong - Where did he go?
Muhammad went to Medina in a migration known as the Hijrah - this date marks the beginning of the muslim calender
who is Muhammad
Muslims believe Muhammad was chosen to complete and seal the long series of revelations by Allah to various prophets
what is muslim
One who has submitted to allah
what is islam
Submission to the will of Allah
who is jesus
The son of god and the prophet who started the christian religion
what is the Quran supplemented with
a book called the Hadith or Sunnah (These books treat matters that are not addressed in the Quran)
why did Muhammad go to medina?
because Meccan traders felt threatened by Muhammad's growing power, Jews and Christians questioned his claim that he was revealing the word of god, He was being harassed by his opponents, and Powerful polytheistic religious leaders felt threatened and wanted to keep their power
did many agree with muhammad?
no. Muhammed was preaching publicly in Mecca by 613, but not everyone agreed with him. Many thought that his new ideas would neglect the traditional Arab gods, and that Mecca would no longer be holy with the acceptance of a monotheic lifestyle.
what does prophetic tradition say
says that Adam came then Noah, then Abraham, then Moses, then Jesus and then Muhammad
what is The holy scripture
the Quran
How did Muhammad receive his first revelation.- by whom?
the angel gabriel
who is adam
the first man created by god
what is jihad
the struggle in the way of god
Who did Muhammad tell
told the people of mecca to worship allah (no one believed him) Also told Kadijah (his wife) who is a rich Meccan widow 15 years older than Muhammad and She believed him and supported him
