Student Name: _______________________________

Period: _____
Islam Notes September 4, 2014
Islam is the _____________ most popular religion in the world with
over a _______________ million followers. Islam began in
____________ and was revealed to humanity by the
____________________________________________ (peace be upon

The Muslim building for ___________________ worship is called a

____________________. The word comes from the Arabic for
"_________________________________________________________".
_________________ are called to prayer ____times a day from
___________________ towers on the ___________________ corners.
They contain only _____________________, no people or
____________________ or __________________________.

him). Those who follow Islam are called _______________. Muslims

believe that there is only one God, called ________________, who

Normal day of worship is ________________________.

speaks _______________.
The ________________ calendar has 354 days
and is based on the 12
_____________________ moon cycles.
The Muslim scripture is the
______________________. It is 'the word of
_________'. Muslim beliefs and practices are
________________in the
_______________________.
Muslims treat the Qur'an with great
__________________ because they believe that the Qur'an is from
________________, and every word and every letter is
_________________________.
___________________ regard the Qur'an as the ___________________
word of God.
It is read from __________ to left and written in __________________,
the language of _________________________.

_______________________: declaration of faith

"I bear _________________ that there is no god, but ______; I bear
witness that __________________________ is the ______________
of God." By __________________________- this, one enters
___________________ faith.
____________________: prayer
Muslims are required to pray ________ times a day,
________________ themselves before ____________________ and
facing in the direction of _______________ while praying.
__________________: giving a fixed proportion ___________________
Muslims are required to give away a _______________________ of
their earnings to those less _____________________, regardless of
their religion.
___________________: fasting during the month of ________________
Muslims fast for one ____________ month each year, a period called
Ramadan. During this time, Muslims ______________ on their
behavior and strive to __________________ their thoughts.

 ___________________: ________________________ to Mecca

If it is __________________ possible, Muslims are required to
_________________ to ___________once in their lifetime.
Hijja:
The _______________ of __________________________- during
which all ___________________, at least once in their life, should try to
make the ______________________ to Mecca and _________________
at the ______________________________
Compare and Contrast Islam to Judaism. Be specific!