Huston+Smith's+World's+Religions+Islam+Worksheet

**__“Islam” Worksheet Part 1 __** 1. What is an anomaly? Why is Islam an anomaly?
 * __Houston Smith’s The World Religions __**

2. What is Muhammadanism? Why is the word offensive?

3. Define the root ‘s-l-m’. Explain the connotation of the word.

4. Why are Arabs world conquerors? Compare their empire to other empires. How is Islam central to the building of the Arab empire?

5. Why is Allah different from other names for god?

6. Define the origins of Semite. What are the two divisions of Semite? How did they come about?

7. Why is Muhammad the “Seal of Prophets?”

8. Describe the times before Muhammad came to prominence.

9. What is a jihn?

10. List four (4) factors about Muhammad’s early life.

11. La ilaha illa ‘llah. Translate.

12. Define hanifs.

13. Describe the Night of Power.

14. What is a paroxysm?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">15. What was Muhammad’s first reaction to being called to be the prophet?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">16. List three (3) reasons for people’s hostility towards Muhammad.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">17. Describe the reaction of people in power toward Muhammad. What did they do?

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Migration That Led To Victory **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">18. What does pretentious mean?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">19. What is the significance of Yathrib?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">20. Who is Abu Bakr?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">21. What is the Hijra?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">22. What does Medina stand for? What does it mean in English?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">23. Describe Muhammad’s abilities as an administrator

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">24. Why did Mecca go to war? Who won?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">25. What does A.H. stand for? What is the significance of 10 A.H.?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">26. What would have happened had the Muslims won the battle of Tours in 733?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">27. Who does Michael Hart call the most influential person in the world? Why?

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Standing Miracle ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">28. What is the earthly center of the Muslim faith?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">29. Define and give the significance of al-Qur’an.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">30. What is God’s standing miracle? Why?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">31. What is the difference between the Created Koran and the Uncreated Koran?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">32. What is the story concerning Muhammad, Gabriel, and the camel? Why is it significant?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">33. What is the relationship among the Koran, the Old Testament, and the New Testament?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">34. Why are the Old and New Testaments flawed?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">35. What do Western critics think of the Koran as a literary work?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">36. What makes the Koran a powerful work to the Arab people? (Why does it put them in a hypnotic state?) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">37. What does Bhagavad-Gita mean? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">38. Why is the Koran directly doctrinal and indirectly historical? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">39. Why do the Muslims feel the Koran is less distant from God than the Old and New Testaments? What implications does this distinction have for the Truth of god’s will? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Basic Theological Concepts ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">40. What are the four most important theological concepts in Islam? Explain each.

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