Chapter 17: Islam
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1. Across the world over _________ people practice Islam?
2. The holiest shrine in Arabia, the ka‘ba, included a _________ built into the shrine.
3. Muhammad’s _________ and _________ became the fundamental basis of faith and practice
in Islam.
4. The term īmān refers to the __________.
5. According to Islamic tradition, the book of each person’s deeds will be read during
_________.
6. The laws of “right conduct” are found in _________.
7. The creed, or Shahāda, is the first of the _________ of Islam.
8. The Muslim conquest extended as far west as _________.
9. Muhammad first preached the revelations to _________.
10. Islam acknowledges Abraham, Moses, and Jesus as __________, but considers Muhammad
to be the last and greatest of them all.
Multiple Choice
11. The early tribes of Arabia made a pilgrimage, or _________, to a meteorite in Mecca.
a. hajj
b. jinn
c. ka‘ba
d. nabí
12. Which of the following is one of the ways we can learn about Muhammad?
a. through the Hadīth
b. through the writings of Muhammad
c. through the Qur’ān
d. through the Zamzam
13. Tradition holds that the infant _________ caused the waters of the Zamzam to well up after
kicking his heels in the dirt.
a. Abel
b. Hagar
c. Ishmael
d. Moses
14. Several factors endangered Mecca, including the _________ which held that the murder of a
member of ones’s clan must be avenged.
a. Law of Murder
b. Law of Retribution
c. Law of Revenge
d. Law of Vendetta
15. On the Night of Power and Excellence, who did Muhammad see in a vision?
a. Allah
b. his father
c. the angel Gabriel
d. the angel Michael
16. What religion did Muhammad practice as a child?
a. a local religion worshipping gods and goddeses
b. Christianity worshipping Jesus
c. Judaism
d. Zoroastrianism
17. Who was the first person Muhammad told about his revelation?
a. Fatima
b. Khadija
c. Abū Bakr
d. ‘Umar
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18. The Quraysh objected to Muhammad’s _________.
a. claim that there was but one God
b. claim to be a prophet
c. control of the waters of the Zamzam
d. preaching at he Ka‘ba
19. In the Islamic belief system the Qur’ān is _________.
a. a collection of historical accounts
b. an allegory for the Islamic faithful
c. Muhammad’s interpretation of God’s message
d. the direct word of God
20. The first year of the Islamic calendar is based on what historical event?
a. the birth of Muhammad
b. the death of Muhammad
c. the Hijra
d. the revelation of the Qur’ān
21. Where did Muhammad establish the first mosque?
a. Alexandria
b. Jerusalem
c. Mecca
d. Medina
22. What important topic is addressed by the Sūras?
a. freedom of choice
b. the afterlife
c. the intention of God
d. the role of the faithful
23. Allah reveals his will through __________.
a. Muhammad and the Qur’an
b. Muhammad, the Qur’an, and meditation
c. Muhammad, the revelations, and meditation
d. the Qur’an, meditation, and the revelations
24. One of the ways Allah makes his will known is through _________.
a. angels
b. divine visions
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c. famines
d. signs
25. _________ is NOT prohibited by the law of “right conduct?”
a. divorce
b. drinking wine
c. gambling
d. slaying of one’s children
26. __________ is the first step in becoming a muslim.
a. accepting and reciting the creed
b. almsgiving
c. completing the five acts of devotion and prayer
d. hajj
27. How often must every Muslim make the pilgrimage to Mecca?
a. Annually
b. As often as possible
c. Every decade
d. Once in a lifetime
28. The political party referred to as the _________ was composed of Muhammad’s closest
associates.
a. Brotherhood
b. Companions
c. Emigrants
d. Supporters
29. Exhaustion from years of internal strife is one reason the Muslim world was successful in
conquering the _________ world.
a. Byzantine
b. Greek
c. Persian
d. Roman
30. The scholars of Islam were called _________.
a. caliphs
b. high priests
c. imāms
d. ulamā’
31. Who was the first caliph to succeed Muhammad?
a. Abū Bakr
b. Khalid
c. Theodorus
d. ‘Umar
32. When the Arabs conquered Persia, what was the primary religion of the Persians?
a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Judaism
d. Zoroastrianism
33. The most conservative of the four schools of Islamic thought that arose during the first two
centuries of Islam was the _________.
a. Hanabalite
b. Hanīfite
c. Mālikite
d. Shāfi‘ite
34. Which school of law is still generally followed in North Africa?
a. Hanabalite
b. Hanīfite
c. Mālikite
d. Shāfi‘ite
35. Who was the Sūfī poet who wrote the famous “Song of the Reed Flute?”
a. al–Hallāj
b. al-Hasan
c. Mathnavī
d. Rūmī