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islam
Question | Answer |
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when was Islam founded? | 1500 years ago |
where was it founded? | mecca in Saudi Arabia |
who founded Islam ? | Muhammad |
why was mecca chosen by Muhammad? | it was an important trading town and had religious importance to polytheists |
what is the structure in the middle of mecca known as? | ka'ba |
who was Muhammad ? | -tragic childhood born in 570 CE -married an older woman |
the night of power and excellence? | -went to reflect on mount hira -angle Gabriel visited Muhammad and told there is one god Allah -Muhammad was chosen to be Allah's messenger |
who was the first follower of Islam ? | hius wife Khadija was the first follow |
where did he write down the messages from angle Gabriel ? | the qu'ar |
where did Muhammad go? | Muhammad moved to medina and converted many people |
return to mecca | he returned to mecca in 629 CE with an army of followers |
what happened to the ka'ba? | it changed from being a polytheistic shrine to only worship Allah |
challenges to Islam | growing number of gihad |
Islam today | 1.8 billion followers |
gihad | the holy war Muhammad thought his followers that gihad is expectable to defend a county if its being attack and to encourage people to follow Allah |
a religious celebration | Ramadan or Eid |
Muslim pilgrimage | haji done in mecca |
6 articles of faith | belief in Allah in angles belief in scared text prophets day of judgement predestination |
5 pillars of faith | a moral code for Muslims |
zakat | giving 2.5% of there money to charity |
sawm | fasting at certain times in the year |
hajj | going on a pilgrimage to mecca once in your life |
salat | praying to Allah 5 times a day |
Shahadah | a belief in one god Allah |