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Islam: A Closer Look
Notes
1. A mosque is a combination church,
school, town hall, and community center.2. How many Muslims are there in the world?
Over 1,000,000,000 (one billion).3. Arabs make up what percent of Muslims?
About 15. What country has more Muslims than all Arab countries combined? Indonesia.4. How does the Qur’an treat reason and intelligence?
Positively. They are part of what Allah has given to people.5. What did students who went to the university in Cordoba have to learn first?
Arabic language.6. What famous building was designed by an architect who was a Muslim?
Sears Tower.7. What is the first quality a Muslim should seek in a spouse?
Piety.8. How many countries have majority Muslim populations?
45. In what two countries do Muslims, while a minority, still make up over 100,000,000 people? China, India.9. What is the Islamic day of prayer in congregation?
Friday.10. How many Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca each year?
About 2,000,000 (two million).