Beginner Islam quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   The Islamic calendar is based on the cycles of what?

   Answer: Moon

   Why: Twelve lunar months fall about eleven days short of the solar year, so Islamic months slide back through all four seasons in roughly 33 years.

2. 2 Medium

   According to Islamic belief, what do the two angels on shoulders record?

   Answer: Deeds

   Why: One sits on each shoulder, and tradition holds the one on the right writes good acts while the left waits before writing a bad one.

3. 3 Hard

   On which mountain did Noah's Ark rest in the Quran?

   Answer: Mount Judi

   Why: Surah Hud 11:44 names al-Judi, traditionally placed in Turkey's Sirnak province, while Genesis 8:4 puts the ark on the mountains of Ararat.

4. 4 Easy

   What do Muslims circle during Hajj?

   Answer: Kaaba

   Why: Its black silk kiswa, woven in Mecca with gold thread, is lifted off and replaced every Islamic New Year.

5. 5 Medium

   Which figure is recognized in Islam as the Messiah?

   Answer: Jesus

   Why: The Quran uses al-Masih eleven times and only for him, as at 3:45, yet 4:171 calls the Messiah a messenger of God rather than divine.

6. 6 Hard

   In Islamic tradition, what color is most commonly associated with paradise?

   Answer: green

   Why: The Quran dresses paradise in it: silk garments in 18:31 and 76:21, cushions in 55:76, and the colour still flies on flags from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan.