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Islam Webquest
Name: Shante Johnson
Prohibited Islamic Foods (Haram)
Source: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/foods/islam.html
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What types of food are Muslims
forbidden from eating? (Haram)
pig, dog, donkey, carnivores, monkeys,
cats, lions
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What are Muslims forbidden from
drinking? Alcohol, coffee, tea and
other drugs
Islamic Date
Source: http://www.oriold.uzh.ch/static/hegira.html
• What is the day, month, and year for
today’s date on the Islamic Calendar?
3/8/1432
Islam Faith in the World
Source: http://www.letusreason.org/Islam1.htm
• How many Muslims are there in the world?
(Muslims) range from a conservative 800
million to 1.5 billion worldwide.
Holy Koran
The Islamic Holy Book
Islamic Worship
Source: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/sacredsites/mosques.htm
• Where do Muslims
worship (there
temples)?
• In Mosques
Fundamentalist Islamic Female Dress
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/7conditions.htm
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Describe three conditions of
islamic women dress? Clothing
must cover the entire body, only the
hands and face may remain visible,
and, the material must not be so thin
that one can see through it.
Islamic Dress for Women
Source: http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/essay-01.html
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Look under the heading Islamic
Dress and describe how must
Muslim women dress today?
Afghan women were no longer require
to wear the burqa. Today the women
can have their face shown, but back
then nothing could be shown but the
eyes.
Islamic Male Dress
Source:
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http://mens-style.suite101.com/article.cfm/definition_of_hijab_for_muslim_men
Look under the heading The Basic Requirements of a Man's Hijab
and record the requirement of the Muslim males dress code? Islam
dictates that a Muslim man's basic Hijab is the covering of his body from
belly-button to below the knee.
Jihad
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/jihad01.htm
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What is the accurate translation for the word Jihad? The Arabic word
Jihad is often translated as holy war, but a more accurate translation is holy
struggle
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According to Jihad, who are the innocents that should never be
harmed? Innocents -- such as women, children, or invalids
Islamic Beliefs
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm
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Whose descendants does Islam,
Judaism, and Christianity believe
was key to the founding of their
religions? Abraham
Islamic Beliefs
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm
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Does Muslims believe in Jesus
and the Ten Commandants? We
believe in Moses and Jesus, the Torah
and Gospel. We believe in the Ten
Commandments.
Islamic Beliefs
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm
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What is the Arabic (Muslim) name
for God? Allah
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What does one have to declare to
become a Muslim? One becomes a
Muslim by declaring there is only one
God (thus, no one should play God)
and Mohammed is his messenger.
Beginnings:
Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm
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According to Islam, who did the angel
Gabriel reveal gods message? the
angel Gabriel appeared to a
descendant of Abraham and Hagar.
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What does the Arabic word Islam
mean? “submission to God, peace,
safety, purity.”
Five Pillars of Islam
Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
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What does a Muslim have to do as part of Iman or Faith? "There is
none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of
God." This declaration of faith is called the Shahadah, a simple formula that all
the faithful pronounce. The significance of this declaration is the belief that the
only purpose of life is to serve and obey God, and this is achieved through the
teachings and practices of the Last Prophet, Muhammad.
Five Pillars of Islam
Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
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What does a Muslim have to do as
part of Salah or Prayer? testify that
there is none worthy of worship except
God, testify that Muhammad is the
messenger of God, and There is none
worthy of worship except God.
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When do Muslims pray? Five times
a day, prayers are said at dawn, midday, late-afternoon, sunset and
nightfall, and thus determine the
rhythm of the entire day.
Five Pillars of Islam
Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
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As part of Zakah or Alms, what
must each Muslims voluntary give
those in need? a proportion for those
in need and for the society in general.
Like the pruning of plants, this cutting
back balances and encourages new
growth.
Five Pillars of Islam
Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
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What does Swam or fasting mean
to Muslims? abstaining from food,
drink, and sexual relations with their
spouses.
Five Pillars of Islam
Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html
• What does the Hajj or
pilgrimage require
Muslims to do?
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The rites of the hajj, which are of
Abrahamic origin, include going
around the Ka'bah seven times, and
going seven times between the hills of
Safa and Marwa as did Hagar (Hajir,
Abraham's wife) during her search for
water. The pilgrims later stand together
on the wide plains of 'Arafat (a large
expanse of desert outside Makkah)
• What sacred object must
Pilgrims on the Hajj go around
7 times? The Ka'bah
Traveling to Makkah
Source: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distance.html
• How far is it from Raleigh, North Carolina
to Saudi Arabia, Makkah? Distance is
10,961 kilometers or 6811 miles or 5918
nautical miles