WORLD CULTURES

Islam Fact Hunt

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Intro

  1. Followers of Islam are called what?
  2. The word Islam means ______.
  3. What is the Arabic word for God?
  4. What is the core belief of all Muslims?
  5. Islam is the dominant religion of what regions of the world?
  6. Where does Islam rank in terms of fastest growing religions?

History

  1. The prophet ______was born in the year ______.
  2. How old was the prophet when God spoke to him?
  3. God spoke to him through who? When else have we heard of him?
  4. Matching:

  • Jerusalem
/
  • Birthplace of Mohammad

  • Mecca
/
  • Where Mohammad is most successful convincing people

  • Medina
/
  • Where God reveals his instructions to Mohammad

  1. What marks the beginning of Islam? And this is called what?
  1. What is the name of the sanctuary that was once used by polytheistic Arabs to worship their Gods, but is now a holy Islamic site?
  1. The Islamic community is referred to as what?
  1. Since the death of Muhammad, what are the leaders of Islam referred to as ______.
  2. List 3 different views/practices between:

Sunnis / Shi'i
1. / 1.
2.
2. / 2.
3. / 3.

Teachings & Scriptures

  1. The Holy Scripture for Muslims is ______.

And in Arabic it means ______.

  1. Muslims believe there were several prophets before Muhammad who were misinterpreted. Identify who they were and their significance in Islamic faith:

Musa
(______) / (Abraham) / 'Isa
(______)
  1. The Quran dictates religious and legal life. Muslim Law is called what?
  2. What is the difference between the following 2 texts:

Qur'an / Hadith

Rituals & Festivals






  1. Identify the 5 Pillars of Islam. Describe each. Shade the most important with a colored pencil.
  1. Compare/contrast the following festivals:

Id Al-Adha / Id Al-Fitr
  1. Explain some of the Islamic customs practiced during the following stages of life:

Birth / Marriage / Death

Worship

  1. Centers of Islamic education and worship are called ______.
  2. Describe the significance of thefollowing parts of these centers. Indicate which picture identifies each part.

Prayer Hall / Minaret / Mihrab / Qibla / Minbar
  1. Muslims pray ______times a day. This is called ______.
  2. How do Muslims pray? (i.e. sitting? standing?)
  1. What is important to consider when a Muslim is choosing a place to pray? What measures do they take to insure this?
  1. Rank these 3 cities in the order of their importance to Muslims:

Medina______Jerusalem______Mecca______

Knowledge & Art

  1. Why has education always been valued by the Islamic Faith?
  1. Describe contributions of Muslims in the following areas:

Science & Math
Schools & Libraries
Medicine
Astronomy
  1. What is one of the most important art forms in the Islamic world and why?

Modern Movements

  1. What is FUNDAMENTALISM?
  1. Describe the rights, responsibilities and requirements of WOMEN in Islamic society:

RIGHTS / RESPONSIBILITIES / REQUIREMENTS
  1. Identify the following:
  2. Muslim Brotherhood-
  • Nation of Islam-
  • Kemal Ataturk-
  • Iranian Revolution-
  1. Religious tensions in the Middle East have existed between what groups? (multiple)