Islam Quiz

Islamic Beliefs and Practices

• The final prophet in Islam is considered to be Prophet Muhammad.
• The holy book of Islam is called the Quran.
• Judaism and Christianity are regarded as spiritual predecessor faiths in Islam.

The Five Pillars of Islam

• The Five Pillars of Islam are the five fundamental practices of the Islamic faith.
• The Five Pillars are: Shahada ( declaration of faith), Salat (prayer), Zakat (charity), Sawm (fasting), and Hajj (pilgrimage).
• Giving dowry to a bride is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
• All Muslim denominations agree on the basic details of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Hajj Pilgrimage

• Hajj means a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Islamic terminology.
• Adult Muslims are required to perform the Hajj at least once in a lifetime, if physically and financially able.
• The Kaaba, a cube-shaped building, is a central site of the Hajj pilgrimage, and Muslims circle around it during the pilgrimage.

Sharia Law

• The term 'sharia' means a path or a way to follow in Arabic.
• The four sources of Sharia recognized by traditional Islamic jurisprudence are: Quran, Hadith, Ijma, and Qiyas.
• The four legal schools of Sunni Islam that developed methodologies for deriving Sharia rulings from scriptural sources are: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii, and Hanbali.