Islam Webquest

Name:La’Montia Chester

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, turtles, worms.

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

other drugs

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? 3/8/1432

Islam Faith in the World

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

• How many Muslims are there in the world? 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

Fundamentalist Islamic Female Dress

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

islamic women dress? 1. Clothing must cover the entire body, only the hands and face may remain visible (According to some Fiqh Schools) .

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

• 3. The clothing must hang loose so that the shape / form of the body is not apparent.

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? Most Muslim women today do not wear a full face veil. 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? holy war

• According to Jihad, who are the innocents that should never be harmed? Innocents -- such as women, children, or invalids -- must never be harmed, and any peaceful overtures from the enemy must be accepted.

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? Abraham

Islamic Beliefs

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

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

Islamic Beliefs

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

• What is the Arabic (Muslim) name

for God? Allah

• What does one have to declare to become a Muslim? Only one god and Mohammed is their 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? 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? 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? Prayer 5 times a day

• 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? Like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and

encourages new growth.

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

• What does Swam or fasting mean to Muslims? 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? Makkah

• What sacred object must Pilgrims on the Hajj go around 7 times? going around the Ka'bah seven times, and going seven times between the

hills of Safa and Marwa

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