Today in religion class we reviewed for the test by creating study questions. Our questions were :

1. "I am indeed close to everyone, I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me." (Qur'an 2:186) What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
2. "Faith is that which resides firmly in the heart and which is proved by deeds." (the Prophet Muhammad) Chose 2 pillars and how they are related to each other.
3. "Say! He is Allah, He is the One." (Qur'an 112) How do Muslims view Allah?
4. "Enlightenment must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm." (Sufi quote)What is Sufism?
5. "The Messenger and all those who believe with him strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's cause." (Qur'an 9:88) Describe Muhammad's relationship with Allah. Describe Allah's relationship with the Qur'an.

After working in groups, we watched a movie, Islam.

• In the movie we laerned that Islam was a fast-growing religion, it encompased all of Arabia within 20 years. Islam means "peace" in Arabic. Islams is the 2nd largest world religion and Muslims make up 1/5 of the world's population. Indonesia is the largest Islamic country.
• We learned that Muhammad's role in Islam is very differant from the role of Jesus in Christianity. Musliams believe that Muhammad is a messenger (rasul) of Allah, while Christians believe Jesus to be the incarnation of God. Musliams believe that countless prophets have appeared in the past, Abraham, Issac, and Jesus being among them, but Muhammad is the final prophet.
• Muslims believe that the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospels are books of God, but they have been changed over the years and so they are now imperfect. The Qur'an is the final book of God and it is without error and is unchanged (it is only read in Arabic, the language that it was revealed to Muhammad in). The Qur'an is not placed on the ground nor allowed to touch anything dirty. The Qur'an means "something to be recited".
• Sharia is the "well trodden path"; it is Islamic law/moral code. There are five classes of acts :mandatory acts, recommended acts, neutral acts, dissaproved (but permitted) acts, and forbidden acts.