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Islam What do you know? 20 Questions • Muhammad the prophet of Islam was an orphan living in a tribal society of Bedouins. • True • The Bible is a holy text of Islam • True • Islam is the only major world religion not born in an aged or established civilization. • True • Prior to the establishment of Islam, Arabs seemed to be gravitating towards Christianity and Judaism. • True • Jews hold a poor position in the history of the Islamic world, fueling the current conflict between the Jewish and Islamic worlds. • False • Jesus, Muhammad, and Abraham are the primary prophets mentioned in the Quran (Koran). • True • By modern Islamic law terrorism in its current form is technically illegal and renders those who practice terrorism in opposition to the teachings of Islam. • True • Islam was born out of peace and warfare holds no jurisdiction within the faith. • False • Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was the last of the prophets of Allah (God) sent to complete the message of other prophets such as Jesus, Abraham and John the Baptist. • True • Muslims are those who practice Islam. • True • The Koran (Quran) is infallible and its contents cannot be disputed and must be followed to the letter. • True • Muslims view Muhammad as divine in the same way that Christians view Jesus Christ as divine. • False • The Quran states “You are the best community evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong…the believers, men, and women, are protectors of one another”. • True • Islam holds Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism in the highest regard as they believe in God. • False • Islam spread remarkably fast largely through war as a vehicle of conversion. • False • A leader in the Islamic world is known as a “sultan”. • False • Unlike Christianity, Islam never split into factions and Islam is the same throughout the world. • False • Muslims have to practice the “five pillars” – Fasting during Ramadan – Giving of Alms to the poor – Repetition of Islamic Creed – Prayer five times daily – Annual pilgrimage to Mecca • False • Muslims make a pilgrimage to the Kaaba a black tapestry covered building in Mecca that was believed to have been built by Abraham himself. • False • Conflicts seen in the world today between the West and Islam are religious in nature. • False