Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
A.
He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.
B.
He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
C.
He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.
D.
He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.
B. He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
what
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the Sharia.
Read each description of sources of Islamic thought, and then drag each description into the correct box.
Islamic code of law
words and actions of Muhammad
main source of Islamic teaching
Quran
Sunnah
Sharia
| Islamic code of law | Sharia |
| words and actions of Muhammad | Sunnah |
| main source of Islamic teaching | Quran |
Read the quote about the life of Muhammad.
“[Muhammad] called Ayesha to him, and said, ‘Where is that gold which I gave [you] to keep?’ . . . [S]he placed it in his hand, and counted six dinars. He directed that it should be divided among certain indigent [needy] families; and then . . . he said, ‘Now I am at peace. Verily [truly] it would not have become me to meet my Lord, and this gold in my possession.’”
—The Life of Mahomet [Muhammad] and History of Islam
Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is related to this quotation?
A.
daily prayer
B.
fasting during Ramadan
C.
charity
D.
the hajj
C. Charity (Zakat)
Drag and drop the descriptions to the appropriate location. Descriptions may be used more than once.
This group believes only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph.
The majority of Muslims are this group.
This group views the Quran as the holy book of Islam.
Sunnis
Shias
| This group believes only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph. | Shias |
| The majority of Muslims are this group. | Sunnis |
| This group views the Quran as the holy book of Islam. | Both Sunnis and Shias |
Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
A.
Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.
B.
Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.
C.
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
D.
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.