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