Just the Answers

Here are the answers to the quiz. We hope we have cleared up some misconceptions, and we encourage you to keep browsing through the site to learn more...

1- When was Islam revealed?
610 A.D.

2- What does Islam teach about Racism?
The superior person is the most righteous, irregardless of lineage, skin color or race.

3- What is the Muslim population in the world?
1,099,634,000

4- What is the Muslim population in the United States?
5,450,000

5- Why do Muslims face in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia when they pray five times a day? Because Mecca is the direction all Muslims were ordered by God to face.

6- Who do Muslims worship?
Allah, the One True God, the Creator of all mankind and the universe

7- Why do Muslim women cover their hair?
Because, God states in the Quran, that women must cover their adornments (beauty) for modesty.

8- Why do Muslim men not have a dress requirement?
Men do have a dress requirement, they must cover their private areas with loose-fitting clothing.

9- What does the word "Islam" mean?
Submission or peace.

10- What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting and Pilgrimage to Mecca

11- What do Muslims think about Jesus (peace upon him)?
He was a mighty Prophet of God, and was born miraculously and performed miracles by God's permission.

12- What do Muslims think about Mary, the mother of Jesus (peace upon them)?
Islam honors her as a pious righteous woman, and she is an important role model for Muslim women.

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