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| Who founded the Islamic religion ? | The Islamic religion was founded by Muhammad. |
| By what year, had the Islamic religion been accepted by most people of the Arabian pennisular ? | Most people of the Arabian pennisular, had accepted the Islamic religion by A.D. 632. |
| In the Islamic relgion, is Mohammad considered God ? | In the Islamic religion, Mohammad is considered the greatest of all prophets but not God. |
| How old was Mohammad when he said he began to have his devine visions ? | Mohammad was 40 years when he said he began to have his devine visions. |
| What did Mohammad's marrigage allow him to do ? | Mohammad maried a wealthy woman which allowed him to have the time to pursue his religious endeavors. |
| What is God's name in the Islamic religion ? | In the Islamic religion, God's name is Allah. |
| Why was Mohammad called the "The Messenger" ? | Mohammad was called "The Messenger" because he was given the duty and responsibility by Allah to spread His word to all people. |
| Who did Mohammad say he directly received his messages from in his devine visions ? | Mohammed said that he directly received his devine messages from the Angel Gabriel. This was the same Angel Gragiel who, in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, had appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, and informed her that she had been choosen by God to fulfill the scripture of the Old Testament and bear the son of God - who whould save all mankind. |
| In what what city, did Mohammad live and begin preaching the word of God ? | Mohammad lived and first began preaching the word of God in the city of Mecca (or Mekka) located on the Arabian pennisular (today, in the country of Saudi Arabia). |
| What did the messenger tell Mohammad in his divine visions ? | Besides telling him about what was later to become the principles of the Islamic religion, he also told him that he was to be "The Messenger" to spread those principles to all peoples. |
| Geographically, where is the Arabian pennisular and the Middle East located ? | Geographically, the Arabian penninsular and the Middle East is located east of North Africa, Southeast of Europe, South of Western Russia, and west of the Indian pennisular. |
| What did Mohammad want initially to put a stop to in Mecca (Makkah) ? | Initially, Mohammad wanted to replace the common belief among the people in many deities (gods), called paganism, with the belief in a one God called Allah. |
| What was the Kabba ? | The Kabba was an acient temple, in Mecca (Makkah), in which the people who believed in many deities (gods) worshipped. After Mecca (Mekkah) became Islamic, the Kabba became the most holy mosque of which all muslims turn to pray to five times a day and of which the holy Hajj is undertaken to.once a year during Ramadan. |
| What is the Quran ? | The Quran is the bible of the Islamic religion. The word Quran means "recite" in Arabic of which its passages are often recited by Islamic worshippers. The Quran was completed twenty years after the death of Mohammad and contains excerpts that could be found and gathered from Mohammad's writings and teachings. The Quran sets down ideas about good and evil, justice and injustice. |
| Why did the religious leaders and merchants of Mecca (Mekkah) dislike and not trust Mohammad ? | The religious leaders of Mecca (Mekka) disliked and did not trust Mohammad because he criticised their pagan beliefs of which the people had worshipped for centuries. The merchants of Mecca (Mekkah) disliked and did not trust Mohammad because he was critical of their desire for wealth and their uncompassionate attitudes toward the poor. |
| Who are the "imams" in the Islamic religion ? | The "imams" of the Islamic religion are men who lead the faithful to pray, especially in the mosques, and often give a sermon at these services. Therefore, the imams have a great deal of influence over the Islamic worhippers. There is no organized prieshood in the Islamic religion, but the imans come as close to taking upon such a role in the muslim world.. |
| What are the "Five Pillars of Faith" of the Islamic religion that Mohammad made known ? | The "Five Pillars of Faith" of the Islamic religion, that Mohammad made known, are as follows: 1) accepting Allah as the one true God and Mohammad as His Prophet 2) To pray five times a day 3) To fast (go without) food during the daylight hours during the holy month of Ramadan 4) Give money to the poor 5) To go on a pilgrimage (journey), called the Hajj, to the holy city of Mecca (Mekkah) at least once in a llifetime |
| According to Mohammad, what are some of the other duties a muslim has besdie following the Five Pillar of Faith ? | Some of the duties that Mohammad stated that muslims are to follow beside the Five Pillars of Faith are the following: 1) respect for parents 2) the protection of the weak by the strong 3) do not eat pork 4) do not drink alcoholic beverages |
| What is a mosques ? | A mosques is a house of worhip for those of the Islamic religion. |
| What happens to a warrior who dies in battle defending the Islamic faith ? | According to Islamic belief, a warrior who dies in battle defending the Islamic faith goes straight to heaven. |
| According to Mohammad, how are muslims to treat each other under the Islamic relgion ? | Mohammad stated that all muslims, no matter who they might be or their amount of wealth or level of social position, are to treat each other "equally" without distinction. |
| What was the Higira ? | In A.D. 622, the religious leaders and merchants of Mecca (Mekkah), were threatening to kill Mohammed for preaching his new Islamic religion. As a result, Mohammed fled from Mecca to Median in order to escape the danger to his life. This journey from Mecca to Medina is called the Hegira. |
| How do the followers of the Islamic religion feel about Moses and Jesus Cthrist of the Jewish and Christain religions ? | The the followers of the Islamic religion believe that Moses was a holy man and consider him to be a prophet.. Also, they believe that Jesus Crist was a holy man and also a prophet - but they do not believe that He was God as the Christains believe... |
| How did the early Islamic governments treat Jews and Christians living in their communities ? | The early Islamic governments, as long as they accepted their political authority, allowed Jews and Christains, living within their communities, to keep there religious beliefs and did not persecute either of them for not practicing the Isalmic religion. |
| What is the "political capital" of the Islamic religion and why ? | The "political capital" of the Islamic religion is Medina because that is where, after fleeing form Mecca (Mekka) for his life in A.D. 622, Mohammed established the first Islamic state and government. |
| What is the "religious captial" of the Islamic religion and why ? | The "religious capital" of the Islamic religion is Mecca (Mekkah). Mecca is where Mohmmad first preached his Islamic beliefs and later established the city as the capital and most holy place of the Islamic religion. In Mecca, many of the most sacred and holy places are located and documents can be found of the Islamic religion. |
| What is Ramadan ? | In the Islamic calendar, established by Mohammad, the ninth month of the year is commemorated as the most holy month of the year. It is when Mohmmad's Hegira, from Mecca (Mekkah) to Medina, took place to escape the personal danger he faced in Mecca.. During that month, muslims fast duiring the daylight hours and many make the pilgrimage (journey), called the Hejj, to Mecca for worship. |
| What does "Islam" mean in Arabic ? | In Arabic, "Islam" means "to surrender to the will of Allah". |
| Who are the "muslims" ? | The "muslims" are what the followers of the Islamic religion are called. |
| In the Islamic religion, which day is the holy day of the week ? | In the Islamic religion, Friday is the holy day of the week. |
| What do muslims do when they pray ? | When mulims pray, they knee and face in the direction of the city of Mecca (Mekkah). Then they bow and place their forehead's on the floor as a sign of their "surrendering to the will of Allah" Muslims pray five times a day with the first being at sunrise and the last being at sunset. Many muslims are called to their mosque for the evening prayer. On Friday, the holy day of the week, muslim men go to their mosque to pray. Muslim women usually pray at home. |
| As established by Mohammad, how are Islamic governments to operate ? | As established by Mohammad first in Medina, Islamic governments have their political leader who professes, supports, and carries out the duties and responsibilites as dictated .through the Islamic religion. The laws are to be based on Islamic principles and all peoples are to be treated equally and the poor shall be taken care of. The nonbelivers, those who do not believe in the Islamic religion, will be tolerated as long as they accept the Islamic politcal authority. In the final anaysis, under an Islamic goverment the Islamic religion comes first above all else and then the politcal government. |
| According to Mohammad, all muslims are connected together in what way ? | According to Mohammad, all muslims are equal no matter where they live or in what country they reside. In addtion, the Islamic religion comes before anything else in life. Consequestly, even if muslims reside in different countries, that makes no difference in the final anaysis. That is because all muslims are ultimately one people, under one God and religion, as Islamic believers. As a result, the defense of the Islamic religion comes even before and above the defense of the political government. |
| How did Mohammad gain control of the Arabian pennisular ? | In A.D. 622, after escaping from Mecca (Mekka) to Medina for his life, Mohammad established the first Islamic state and government in Medina. Thereafter, the paganistic relgious leaders and the merchants of the city of Mecca, organized an army to defeat Mohammad at Madina and destroy him as a threat to their beliefs and way of life. Mohammad had also organized an army and in battle Mohammad defeated those forces wanting to destroy him. Mohammad returned to Mecca and established an Islamic state and government in the most holy city of Islam. By A.D. 632, the year of Mohammad's death, most of the peoples of the Arabian peninsular had accepted the Islamic religion that Mohammad preached and taught. |
| In the Islamic religion, what is the belief concerning after death ? | In the Islamic religion, it teaches that after death the soul is rewarded in heaven or punished in hell. These teachings can be found in the Quran. |
| How does the Islamic religion view Abraham who is found in the Old testament of the Jewish and Christian Bible ? | The Islamic religion views Abraham, who is found in the Old Testament of the Bible to Jews and Christians alike, as a prophet and holy man. Also, they view Abraham as their "father", much like those who practice Judaism (the Jewish faith) because they belive they are the decendents of Ismail, the son of Abraham and Hagar. In Judasim, the Jewish people believe they are the decendents of Isaac, In Judaism, they believe they are the decendents of Isaac, the son of Abraham and his wife Sarah. |
| Did Mohammad claim the Islam was a new religion ? | Mohammand did not claim that Islam was a new religion because he felt that he had brough Jewish and Christian concepts into a more advanced form. |
| According to Mohammad, how can one convert to the Islamic religion ? | According to Mohammad, one can convert to the Islamic religion by accepting and surrendering to the will of Allah. Then one is to purify their life by following the Five Pillars of the Faith and Islamic principles, duties, and responsibilities. |
