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ZAP: ISLAM
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Question
Identify the meaning of the word Islam.
If Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are all part of the same religious “tree” than what makes them different?
Identify two things that Christians, Jews, and Muslims have in common (common within beliefs)
Who is a Muslim? What is the difference between an American Muslim, an Arab Muslim, and a Malaysian Muslim?
a). Define a stereotype and b). give an example of a stereotype
Identify the name of the Islamic prophet.
Identify the holy book the Islamic prophet wrote over a span of 23 years as he spoke with Allah.
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “All Muslims are terrorists”
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “All Muslims are Arab and from the Middle East.”
What is a key difference between the Quran and the Holy Bible?
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “Islam oppresses women”
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “the deity worshiped in Islam is totally different than deities
worshiped in other religions”
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “the word Jihad is a name for the holy war Muslims are fighting
against the world.”
Disprove this stereotype using FACTS you learned: “Islam teaches its followers to hate people from other religions”
What answer would a Muslim give to this question: What happens after death?
Explain the pillar of Islam known as SHAHADAH
Explain the pillar of Islam known as SALAT
Explain the pillar of Islam known as ZAKAT
Explain the pillar of Islam known as SAWM
Explain the pillar of Islam known as HAJJ
If you became (or are) a devoted Muslim, which of the five pillars of Islam would be the most challenging for you
and why?
Which country is the sacred Kaaba located in? What does this country require of foreigners if they want to see the
Kaaba?
What is a Mosque? What is an Imam?
Why do many Islamic women wear hijabs (head dresses)?
Why do women pray in areas of mosques that are located behind men?
What is Halal? Describe acceptable and unacceptable eating habits for Muslims.
Explain the difference between a Sunni Muslim and a Shia Muslim?
What is the Muslim call to prayer?
Why do Muslims all face the same direction when they pray to Allah?
What are 2 of the most admirable traits about the Islamic religion? Why?
ZAP ANSWERS: ISLAM
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Islam means surrender to Allah (God).
Muslims recognize Abraham and Jesus as prohets of God; however, Muslims believe the final prophet that spoke
with God and wrote God’s words in the Quran was Muhammad.
Monotheistic, they all pray to the same God
A Muslim is anyone that believes in Islam. The only difference between the three is the country they live in.
A stereotype is a general image of a person or group of people. An example would be, “All people in New Jersey
act like the people on the TV show, “The Jersey Shore”.
The Islamic prophet was a man named, Muhammad.
Muhammad copied the words of God in a book Muslims call, The Quran. Muslims consider the words in the
Quran to be the actual words of God.
Only 6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil have been tied to Muslim extremists. Also, more acts of terror have taken
place on U.S. soil by groups like left and right-wing extremists, Eco terrorists, etc.
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1.5 Billion Muslims in the world. Only 20% of the worldwide Muslim population lives in the Middle East.
61% of Muslims live in Asia-Pacific countries.
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Parts of the Bible like the New Testament are accounts of Jesus written by followers of Jesus. Therefore, it is much
more narrative than the Quran (story-based). The Quran is considered by Muslims to be the actual words of God,
spoken by God to Muhammad (who then wrote them in the Quran).
While there are some Muslim nations that oppress women, MOST of the Muslim world does NOT engage in
these actions. Muslim women have been presidents and prime ministers. Violence towards women and forcing
actions against the will of women is not permitted by Islam.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all part of the same religious tree. All three believe in the same God but,
members of each of these religions have different opinions about who the real prophet was.
Jihad means struggle. Jihad applies to any internal or external struggle a human deals with.
Islam not only respects and acknowledges other prophets like Abraham and Jesus but, the religion of the Jews and
Christians is the same as that revealed to Muhammad, and Allah is God of them all.
Muslims believe there will be a final day of judgment where people will either be chosen to go to heaven or hell.
Shahadah is basically memorizing and saying the following in prayer: “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad
is the prophet.”
Salat includes the practice of praying five times a day.
Zakat includes fasting during the month of Ramadan.
Sawm is the practice of giving 2.5% of your income to charity and those less fortunate.
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia at least one time in your life.
Answers will vary based on your opinions.
The Kaaba is located in the Grand Mosque in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian government
controls who moves in and out of this holy site. The Saudi government also requires that foreigners going on Hajj:
a) prove they are Muslim and b) require that female visitors provide a written letter from a male relative to the
Saudi government allowing them to travel.
A mosque is a holy place where Muslims pray. An Imam is a religious official that leads prayers at mosques.
Women wear Hijabs (head dresses) because it’s a Jewish and Christian tradition (Mary wore a head dress)
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Men pray to God in front of Women out of modesty for women.
Halal is a code that Muslims live by regarding food: no pork, no alcohol, all animals must face Mecca as it’s
slaughtered.
Sunni Muslims believe that the true successor of Muhammad was a man named Abu Bakr. Shia Muslims believe
the real successor to Muhammad should have been a man named Ali.
Muslims must pray 5 times a day, call to prayer calls through music which signals Muslims to pray
All Muslims face Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Answer will vary based on your opinions.