Religion · Unit 7
Islam
Islamic beliefs, the Quran, the Five Pillars and the mosque
Islam understands itself as the final restatement of the same message given to earlier prophets, which is why Abraham, Moses and Jesus all appear in it.
The unit covers core beliefs, the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran and hadith, the Five Pillars, and worship in the mosque.
This unit breaks down into 21 short steps and 120 questions, starting at difficulty 2 and building to 3. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.
- Steps
- 21
- Questions
- 120
- Difficulty
- 2-3
What this unit covers
- Quran and Hadith
- Islamic Beliefs
- The Five Pillars
- The Prophet Muhammad
- Mosque and Worship
Where this fits
Best after Judaism and Christianity. Connects to History's The Islamic Golden Age.
Where people slip
The Quran is understood as revelation in Arabic specifically, which is why translations are usually presented as interpretations rather than as the text itself.
How the unit is structured
Islam runs as 21 short steps that unlock in order. 15 are practice rounds and 6 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 2 and climb to 3 as you progress.
Challenge rounds
Example questions
30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 120 in the unit altogether.
Islamic Beliefs
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
1. Build a true sentence about Islamic belief.
Answer: Muslims believe in one God
Islam teaches that there is only one God.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
2. Which of these do Muslims believe? Select all that apply.
- There is one Godcorrect
- Muhammad is the final prophetcorrect
- Angels are part of God's creationcorrect
- God has many rival gods
Muslims believe in one God, in Muhammad as the final prophet, and in angels as part of God's creation.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
3. Islam teaches that there are many gods to worship.
Answer: False
Islam is monotheistic, teaching that there is only one God.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
4. Muslims believe in one God, so Islam is a ____ religion.
- monotheisticcorrect
- polytheistic
- atheistic
- nature-based
A religion that believes in one God is called monotheistic.
- Match the pairsLevel 2
5. Match each religion to its main holy book.
Answer: Islam = Quran; Judaism = Torah; Christianity = Bible
Islam's holy book is the Quran, Judaism's is the Torah, and Christianity's is the Bible.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
6. Muslims worship one God. What is the Arabic word for God used in Islam?
- Allahcorrect
- Brahman
- Vishnu
- Zeus
Allah is simply the Arabic word for God; Muslims worship one God.
Mosque and Worship
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
7. Build a true sentence about weekly prayer.
Answer: Muslims gather for prayer on Friday
Muslims gather for the main congregational prayer on Friday.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
8. Muslims are expected to pray five times a day.
Answer: True
Salah, praying five times a day, is a central act of Muslim worship.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
9. Before praying, Muslims perform a ritual washing called ____.
- wuducorrect
- Sawm
- Zakat
- Hajj
Wudu is the ritual washing Muslims do before prayer.
- Guess the numberLevel 2
10. How many times a day are Muslims expected to pray?
Answer: 5 times
Salah, the daily prayer, is performed five times a day.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
11. What is the Muslim place of worship called?
- A mosquecorrect
- A synagogue
- A temple
- A church
A mosque is the place where Muslims gather to worship.
- Match the pairsLevel 3
12. Match each part of a mosque to its purpose.
Answer: Minaret = Call to prayer; Mihrab = Shows the qibla; Minbar = Pulpit for the sermon
The minaret is used for the call to prayer, the mihrab shows the qibla, and the minbar is the pulpit for the sermon.
Quran and Hadith
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
13. Build a true sentence about the Quran.
Answer: The Quran was revealed in the Arabic language
Muslims believe the Quran was revealed in the Arabic language.
- Fact or fibLevel 2
14. The Quran is divided into chapters called surahs.
Answer: True
The Quran is made up of chapters, each one called a surah.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
15. A Muslim who has memorized the entire Quran by heart is given the honored title ____.
- hafizcorrect
- imam
- caliph
- sultan
Someone who memorizes the whole Quran is called a hafiz.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
16. What is the holy book of Islam?
- The Qurancorrect
- The Torah
- The Bible
- The Vedas
The holy book of Islam is the Quran, which Muslims believe is the word of God.
- Choose all that applyLevel 3
17. Which of these statements about the Quran do Muslims hold to be true? Select all that apply.
- It was revealed in Arabiccorrect
- It is made up of surahscorrect
- Muslims believe it is the word of Godcorrect
- It was written after the year 1500 CE
Muslims believe the Quran was revealed in Arabic, is made of surahs, and is the word of God; it was not written after the year 1500 CE.
- Match the pairsLevel 3
18. Match each Islamic term to what it means.
Answer: Quran = Holy book; Hadith = Sayings of the Prophet; Sunnah = Example of the Prophet
The Quran is the holy book, the Hadith are the Prophet's sayings, and the Sunnah is his example.
The Five Pillars
- Build the sentenceLevel 2
19. Build a true sentence about the month of fasting.
Answer: Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan
Muslims fast during the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan.
- Choose all that applyLevel 2
20. Which of these are among the Five Pillars of Islam? Select all that apply.
- Salah (prayer)correct
- Zakat (charity)correct
- Hajj (pilgrimage)correct
- Baptism
Salah, Zakat and Hajj are Pillars of Islam; baptism is a Christian practice.
- Fill the blankLevel 2
21. Giving a set share of your wealth to those in need is the Pillar called ____.
- Zakatcorrect
- Salah
- Sawm
- Hajj
Zakat is the Pillar of giving to those in need.
- Match the pairsLevel 2
22. Match each Pillar of Islam to its meaning.
Answer: Salah = Daily prayer; Zakat = Giving to charity; Sawm = Fasting in Ramadan
Salah is daily prayer, Zakat is giving to charity, and Sawm is fasting in Ramadan.
- Fact or fibLevel 3
23. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunset until dawn.
Answer: False
Muslims fast from dawn until sunset during Ramadan, then eat after sunset.
- Guess the numberLevel 3
24. For about how many days does the fasting month of Ramadan usually last?
Answer: 30 days
Ramadan is a lunar month lasting about 29 to 30 days.
The Prophet Muhammad
- Fill the blankLevel 2
25. Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation in a cave near the city of ____.
- Meccacorrect
- Medina
- Baghdad
- Damascus
Muslims believe the first revelation came in a cave near Mecca.
- Multiple choiceLevel 2
26. In which city was the Prophet Muhammad born, around 570 CE?
- Meccacorrect
- Medina
- Jerusalem
- Cairo
Muslims record that the Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca around the year 570 CE.
- Choose all that applyLevel 3
27. Which of these are true about the Prophet Muhammad? Select all that apply.
- He was born in Meccacorrect
- He migrated to Medinacorrect
- Muslims believe he was the final prophetcorrect
- Muslims believe he was God
Muslims honor Muhammad as a prophet who was born in Mecca and migrated to Medina; they do not believe he was God.
- Fact or fibLevel 3
28. The Islamic calendar counts its years from the Hijra, the migration to Medina.
Answer: True
The Islamic calendar begins with the year of the Hijra in 622 CE.
- Guess the numberLevel 3
29. In about which year CE do Muslims record that the Prophet Muhammad was born?
Answer: 570 CE
Muslims record that the Prophet Muhammad was born around the year 570 CE.
- Match the pairsLevel 3
30. Match each moment in the Prophet Muhammad's life to where or when it happened.
Answer: Born = Mecca, c. 570 CE; First revelation = Cave of Hira; The Hijra = Migration to Medina
He was born in Mecca around 570 CE, first received revelation in the cave of Hira, and made the Hijra to Medina.
Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.
How you practise
This unit mixes 14 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.
- Build the sentence
- Choose all that apply
- Fact or fib
- Fill the blank
- Guess the number
- Match the pairs
- Multiple choice
- Odd one out
- Picture question
- Put in order
- Sort into groups
- Spell it
- True or false
- Type the answer
Practise Islam
120 questions across 21 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.
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