Islam Webquest

Name: Shante Johnson

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

• 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?

(Muslims) range from a conservative 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)?

• In Mosques

Fundamentalist Islamic Female Dress

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

islamic women dress? Clothing must cover the entire body, only the hands and face may remain visible, and, the material must not be so thin that one can see through it.

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? Afghan women were no longer require to wear the burqa. Today the women can have their face shown, but back then nothing could be shown but the eyes.

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? The Arabic word Jihad is often translated as holy war, but a more accurate translation is holy struggle

• According to Jihad, who are the innocents that should never be

harmed? Innocents -- such as women, children, or invalids

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? One becomes a Muslim by declaring there is only one God (thus, no one should play God) and Mohammed is his messenger.

Beginnings:

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

• According to Islam, who did the angel Gabriel reveal gods message? the angel Gabriel appeared to a descendant of Abraham and Hagar.

• 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? "There is

none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God." This declaration of faith is called the Shahadah, a simple formula that all the faithful pronounce. 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? testify that there is none worthy of worship except God, testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God, and There is none worthy of worship except God.

• When do Muslims pray? Five times a day, prayers are said at dawn, mid-day, late-afternoon, sunset and nightfall,  and thus determine the rhythm of the entire day.

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? a proportion for those in need and for the society in general. 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?

• The rites of the hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include going around the Ka'bah seven times, and going seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar (Hajir, Abraham's wife) during her search for water. The pilgrims later stand together on the wide plains of 'Arafat (a large expanse of desert outside Makkah)

• What sacred object must Pilgrims on the Hajj go around 7 times? The Ka'bah

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