Download 3. Scripture in Islam

John Corrigan, et. al. Jews, Christians, Muslims
Part One
Chapter Three: Scripture in Islam
Be able to discuss briefly the following terms.
Hijaz
Hijra
Hubal
Khadija
Allat, Manat, ‘Uzza
Mt. Hira
Ka’aba
the Angel Gabriel
Jinni
Hadith
Quraysh
Abu Bakr
Zoroastrianism
Yathrib
Sunna
Sura
Tafsir
Hafiz
Be able to answer the following questions.
Islam began in the___century.
In pre-Islamic Arabia there was a belief in a Supreme Being. What was his name?
Before Islam what was inside the ka’aba? Which Christian and Jewish symbols were
inside the ka’aba?
What was the difference between Mecca and Medina in terms of their economic base?
Was there any Jewish population in pre-Islamic Arabia?
What was the major form of literary expression in pre-Islamic Arabia? What was the
major type of contest that took place in Mecca in pre-Islamic Arabia?
What does the word Qur’an mean in Arabic?
What was the major language spoken in the Fertile Crescent at the time of Muhammad?
What linguistic factor prepared people for acceptance of the Qur’an outside of Arabia?
Among pre-Islamic Arabs which type of person was thought to possess occult power?
Know the exact dates for the following events in the life of Muhammad: birth, first
revelation, flight to Medina, death.
According To The textbook, where did Muhammad learn about Abraham, Moses, Jesus,
and other Biblical figures? According to traditional Muslims, where did Muhammad
learn about Biblical figures?
What was Muhammad’s occupation at the time he received his first revelation?
What command did Muhammad receive at the beginning of his first revelation?
To which Biblical figure is Muhammad compared in the textbook?
What types of miracles did Muhammad perform in his lifetime?
Muhammad’s message was rejected in Mecca because it challenged traditional values.
For what other reason was it rejected?
According to Islamic tradition, who built the Ka’Aba?
What is the Islamic understanding of Moses and Jesus? What does Islam say about the
Torah and the Gospels?
At which event does the Islamic calendar begin?
Islam used to be called Mohammedism. Why is this unacceptable to Muslims?
How does the physical form of the Quran different from the physical form of the Jewish
Torah?
Around the 10th century, Jews and Muslims in Iraq facilitated the reading of their
scriptures. What improvements did they make?
What is the principle guiding the arrangement of the chapters in the Qur an? Muslims
divide the chapters of the Qur an into two types. What are these types?