Test Your Knowledge of Islam

Test Your Knowledge of Islam



Q1. All the following are prophets in Islam, EXCEPT:

3. Elijah Muhammad



Q2. The country with the largest Muslim population is:
3. Indonesia



Q3. All of the following are pillars of Islam, EXCEPT:

3. Prophethood



Q4. The difference between Sunni & Shi'a Islam is:

2. A political disagreement on the issue of leadership



Q5. In Islam, Mary is:

2. A revered figure and virgin who miraculously gave birth to Jesus


Q6. The word "Islam" means:

2. Peace achieved through submission to God



Q7. Islam's holiest city is:

2. Mecca



Q8. In the Qur’an, God has:

3. 99 names



Q9. Allah is:

2. The name of God in Arabic



Q10. "Jihad" means:

1. Holy War
2. The struggle one endures to practice Islam


Q11. What is NOT prohibited in Islam?
1. Eating pork
2. Drinking alcohol
3. Eating all meat
4. Premarital sex


Q12. The Prophet’s first wife was all of the following, EXCEPT:
1. Older than him

3. His only wife during the duration of their marriage
4. An affluent businesswoman
5. His closest confidante and companion


Q13. According to Islam, women may do all of the following, EXCEPT:

4. Marry more than one man at a time



Q14. The most widely accepted estimate of the number of Muslims in the U.S. is:
1. 1-3 million



Q15. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims do all of the following, EXCEPT:

2. Refrain from sexual activity for the entire month.


Q16. According to Islam, Jesus is all of the following, EXCEPT:

4. A figure who died for for the sins of mankind


Q17. In the Qur'an,
1. Adam and Eve are both responsible for the "fall."

Q18. Which story is NOT in the Qur'an?

4. Jesus' crucifixion

format_quote Originally Posted by mmc

Test Your Knowledge of Islam

What's behind one of the fastest growing religions in the U.S.? What do Muslims believe? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of Islam.
Q10. "Jihad" means:
1. Holy War
2. The struggle one endures to practice Islam
3. The physical struggle necessary to make Islam the world's dominant religion
4. Victory in the name of Islam

Actually, the best answer on this question is number 2. There is no such thing as "Holy war" in Islam. There is nothing holy about a war. That term is only used by the Christians (i.e. Crusades).

Q11. What is NOT prohibited in Islam?
1. Eating pork
2. Drinking alcohol
3. Eating all meat
4. Premarital sex

All of them are prohibited. Muslims cannot eat Pork, cannot drink alcohol, cannot eat all meat and cannot engage in premaritial sex.

format_quote Originally Posted by Amir

Allah (SWT) has more than 99 names

Yes. Some are known to Him only. Furthermore, there are more than 99 Names of Him mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah, howver, among these are 99 names which can bring you great reward if you learn them and act in accordance with them. These names are called Al Asma ul Husna (Most Beautiful Names).

format_quote Originally Posted by Amir

Also has anyone heard the hadith in which the prophet is reported to have said "Allah has 99 names 100 less one and who ever learns these of by heart will enter jannah" what is the real meaning of it because we know Allah has more than 99 names in the quran and sunnah as kadafi said?

"According to a saheeh hadeeth, “Allaah has ninety-nine names. Whoever counts them will enter Paradise.” Counting them means memorizing them, understanding their meanings, acting in accordance with their implications and calling upon Allaah by them. Whoever does that and does not commit any major sin, and upholds regular prayer, will have the hope of entering Paradise. But the one who commits major sins has to repent, and he is still subject to the will of Allaah – if Allaah wills He will forgive him and if He wills He will punish him. But the person who dies by drowning or being crushed by a falling building is a shaheed (martyr) if he is Muslim, and there is the hope that all his evil deeds will be forgiven except for debt.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr.

But according to the most correct scholarly view the person who deliberately neglects prayer altogether is a kaafir who has disbelieved in Allaah Almighty, and his abode will be the Fire even if he was drowned or a building collapsed on him.

The proof for this is that the ahaadeeth which promise a specific reward such as entering Paradise or being saved from Hell are subject to the conditions being fulfilled and the obstacles being removed. One of the obstacles to entering Paradise, for example, is neglecting prayer, and one of the conditions for the reward of the shaheed who is killed in battle is that his intention is to fight so that the word of Allaah may be supreme, and so on.

We also wish to point out to our brother that Muslim should not object to the rulings of Allaah once they have been proven and their meanings have been understood. If he finds something hard to understand, he should question his own reasoning and understanding, not the texts of sharee’ah.

And Allaah is the source of help."

Islam Q&A - Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)