1 What does the word "Islam" mean?
"Islam" mean submission to the will of Allah (god)
2 Why did pilgrims visit the city of Mecca?
Because pilgrims went to the city Mecca
to pray to the Kabba.
It
was because they were afraid that if people believed in Allah, nobody would
come to worship other idols. Then the people
of Mecca
could
not collect money from the pilgrims.
4
Where did Mohammed go to escape?
In AD 622 Mohammed and his followers fled to the nearby town of Medina.
5
What was it that made poorer people take up Islam?
Most of
the poorer people were attracted to Islam because its teachings offered fairer
society.
6
What did Muslims believe about the Koran?
Muslims
believed that the words in the Koran were those of Allah, spoken through his
prophet Mohammed.
7 What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
1.
They must pray five times a day. 2. They must not eat or drink during
the daylight hours of Ramadan. 3. They must help the poor.
4. They must worship Allah as the only God. 5.
They must visit the Kaaba at Mecca at least once in a lifetime.
8
What helped to spread Islam to different parts of the world?
After
Mohammed’s death in AD632, Muslim armies spread the Islamic religion
eastwards to India and westwards across North Africa and
into Spain.
9
What advances did Muslims make in science and mathematics?
1.Some
Islamic astronomers believed that the earth turned on its own axis and went
around the sun. 2. The Muslims invented algebra and
developed trigonometry. 3.
The Muslims learned from the Indians the numbers from 1 to 9. It is believe
that they added the zero.
10 What advance did they
make in geography?
The
Muslims made the most accurate map at the time.
11
Name one famous Muslim
story book.
One
of the most famous books is “ Tales from the Arabian Nights ”.
12 How did Muslims help with the spread of
culture?
Other useful link: http://www.islam.org.hk
http://www.islam.org.hk/iraq.asp
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