Islam Webquest

Name: Brianne Z. Davis

Prohibited Islamic Foods (Haram)

Source: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/foods/islam.html

• What types of food are Muslims forbidden from eating? (Haram)

pig, dog, donkey, carnivores, monkeys, cats, lions, frogs, crocodiles,

• What are Muslims forbidden from drinking? Alcohol, coffee, tea and other drugs are Haram

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? 4/4/1430

Islam Faith in the World

Source: http://www.letusreason.org/Islam1.htm

• How many Muslims are there in the world? range from a conservative 800 million to 1.5 billion worldwide

Holy KoranThe Islamic Holy Book

Islamic Worship

Source: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/sacred-sites/mosques.htm

• Where do Muslims worship (there temples)? Mosques are Muslim places of

worship and prayer

Fundamentalist Islamic Female Dress

Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/7conditions.htm • Describe three conditions of

islamic women dress?• 1Clothing must cover the entire body, only

the hands and face may remain visible (According to some Fiqh Schools) .

• 2The material must not be so thin that one can see through it.

• 3The female clothing must not resemble the man's clothing.

Islamic Dress for Women

Source: http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/essay-01.html • Look under the heading Islamic

Dress and describe how must Muslim women dress today? It is more common to see women in hijab, loose clothing topped by a type of scarf worn around the head and under the chin

Islamic Male Dress

Source: 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

• What is the accurate translation for the word Jihad? accurate translation is holy struggle.

• According to Jihad, who are the innocents that should never be harmed?

Innocents -- such as women, children, or invalids -- must never be harmed

Islamic Beliefs

Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm

• Whose descendants does Islam, Judaism, and Christianity believe was key to the founding of their religions?

a descendant of Abraham. 

Islamic Beliefs

Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm

• Does Muslims believe in Jesus and the Ten Commandants? We believe in Jesus,   We believe in the Ten Commandments.

Islamic Beliefs

Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm

• What is the Arabic (Muslim) name

for God? Arabic language name for God, “Allah.”

• What does one have to declare to become a Muslim? Proclaim there is only one God and Muhammad is prophet

Beginnings:

Source: http://www.islamfortoday.com/adi01.htm

• According to Islam, who did the angel Gabriel reveal gods

message? Mohammed

• What does the Arabic word Islam mean? in Arabic means “submission

to God, peace, safety, purity.”

Five Pillars of Islam

Source: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html • 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 IslamSource: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html

• What does a Muslim have to do as part of Salah or Prayer? Prayers are led by a learned person who knows the Qur'an and is generally chosen by the congregation.

• When do Muslims pray? Prayers are said at dawn, mid-day, late-afternoon, sunset and nightfall

Five Pillars of IslamSource: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html

• As part of Zakah or Alms, what must each Muslims voluntary give those in need? Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need and for the society in general

Five Pillars of IslamSource: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html

• What does Swam or fasting mean to Muslims? Every year in the month of Ramada-n, all Muslims fast from dawn until sundown--abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations with their spouses.

Five Pillars of IslamSource: http://www.islam101.com/dawah/pillars.html

• What does the Hajj or pilgrimage require Muslims to do? people go to Makkah

• What sacred object must Pilgrims on the Hajj go around 7 times? going seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar (Hajir, Abraham's wife) during her search for water.

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

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