Conversation About Islam

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What do you know about Islam ?

Let’s talk about islam.  Islam is a religious system begun in the seventh century by Muhammad.  Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur’an and strive to keep the Five Pillars. In the seventh century.

GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS

1. What is the difference between the words “Islam,” “Islamic,” “Muslim,” and  Arab”?

2. What does Islam teach?

3. What are the major beliefs of Muslims?

4. How do Muslims practice their faith?

5. What are the foundational sources of Islamic beliefs and practices?

GOD

7. God’s love for humanity is a central theme in many religions. Are there similar

    teachings in Islam?

ANGELS

8. What do Muslims believe about angels?

SATAN

9. What does Islam say about Satan?

PROPHETS

10. How do the stories of the prophets in Islam compare with those in Christianity and

               Judaism?

11. Were there female prophets?

MUHAMMAD

12. Why do Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad is the final prophet?

13. Why can’t you display images of the Prophet Muhammad?

14. Why did some Muslims respond with protest and violence against portrayals of  

                Muhammad in cartoons and film?

15. Jesus was a non-violent reformer while Muhammad fought in wars. Why is there a     

      difference between Jesus and Muhammad in terms of their approach?

16. Why did the Prophet Muhammad marry so many women?

17. Why did the Prophet Muhammad marry a nine-year old girl? If she was not nine,  

      how old was she?

JESUS AND MARY

18. What do Muslims believe about Jesus?

19. Why does the Qur’an talk about Jesus more often than Muhammad?

20. What do Muslims believe about Mary?

21. Why is it that Muslims do not celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas?

QUR’AN

22. Is the Qur’an read only in Arabic?

PRAYER

23. What are the different kinds of prayer that Muslims practice?

24. How long does each prayer (Salat) take?

25. In large groups women pray behind men. Why is that?

26. How do very busy students or professionals (e.g., firefighters) find the time to pray    

     five times a day?

KA’BAH

27. What is the Ka’bah?

28. Who built the Ka’bah?

AFTERLIFE

29. How will God determine who goes to heaven and hell?

30. If a person is a good person throughout his or her life, but does not believe in God,

    will he/she go to hell?

FREE WILL

31. What good is “free will” if everything is predestined? If God already knows if we   

      are going to heaven or hell, why doesn’t He just put us there?

OTHER RELIGIONS

32. How does Islam view other religions?

33. Who are “People of the Book” and what does the Qur’an say about them?

34. Whom do Muslims consider to be “infidels” and how should they treat them?

35. Why are there references in the Qur’an that are highly critical of Christians and  

      Jews? Is that not equivalent to anti-Semitism?

36. Does Islam teach the hatred or subjugation of non-Muslims?

37. Do Muslims believe in the Bible and Torah?

38. What is your proof of the authenticity of the Qur’an?

39. Is it possible that Buddha is among the “unknown prophets”?

40. What is the difference between the Nation of Islam and the religion of Islam?

ISLAMIC HISTORY

41. How did Islam spread throughout the world?

SUNNI AND SHIA DIVISION

42. What is the main difference between Sunnis and Shi’as?

43. How and when did the division occur between Sunnis and Shi’as?

HIJAB

44. How do Muslims define modesty?

45. What is hijab?

46. Do Muslim women have to wear hijab (cover their hair)?

47. Why do some Muslim women cover their faces?

48. Why don’t men wear hijab? Why are standards of modest dress different for men

      and women?

WOMEN

49. Are men and women equal in Islam?

50. What does the Qur’an say about women’s rights?

51. Are there any verses in the Qur’an or prophetic sayings that speak to the issue of

     women’s rights?

52. How are women treated in Muslim countries?

53. Do Muslim women have to stay at home or can they work?

54. How does Islam view domestic violence?

55. Are there any examples of Muslim women as rulers, judges, or leaders?

56. Why are/were there so few female Muslim scholars?

57. Is there anything in Islam that limits a girl’s right to education?

MARRIAGE/DATING

59. Are Muslims allowed to marry people of other faiths?

60. How do Muslims get married?

61. Are arranged marriages condoned in Islam?

62. Is it true that Muslim men can marry more than one woman?

63. Can women marry more than one man?

DIVORCE

64. What is the Islamic view of divorce?

65. Can women initiate a divorce?

ISLAM AND MODERNITY

66. Is Islam opposed to modernity?

67. What does Islam say about democracy? Is there anything in Islam that contradicts

     democracy?

68. What does the term “Islamic State” mean? Do any such states exist today?

69. Does Islam support individual rights?

SHARIA

70. What is Sharia?

71. What are the sources of Sharia and how is it developed?

72. What topics does Sharia address?

73. What types of Muslims follow Sharia?

74. How does sacred law such as Sharia interact with secular law?

75. How do American democracy and Sharia relate to each other?

76. Can Muslims be true to America and at the same time true to their religion?

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

77. What happens to a Muslim who does not follow one of the pillars?

78. What is the Islamic view on punishments such as capital punishment, stoning, or

     cutting off someone’s hands?

79. What does Islam say about “honor killings”?

TERRORISM/WARFARE

80. What is the Islamic view of terrorism?

81. Is there anything in Islam that leads to suicide bombings or terrorism?

82. What does the Qur’an say about war?

83. Where are the Muslim peacemakers?

84 How do extremists justify their actions using the Qur’an?

85. What is Jihad?

86. Do Muslims, particularly those in America, support al-Qaeda? Did Muslims support

bin Laden when he was alive?

87. Why don’t Muslims condemn terrorism?

88. In Islam, is it ever justifiable to kill innocent civilians?

89. What is the role of American Muslims in combating terrorism?

90. Why is there so much conflict between Arabs/Muslims and Jews?

91. If Islam is considered to be a religion of peace, why is there so much conflict among

Muslims?

ISLAMIC IDENTITY/LOYALTY

92. Is there a conflict between being a Muslim and an American?

93. Why do so many Muslims in the world hate America?

94. Should I be afraid of anyone who is Muslim or from the Middle East?

MUSLIM EXTREMISTS

95. What factors contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism?

96. How does the Taliban’s practice of Islam compare with mainstream Islam?

ECONOMICS

97. How does Islamic economics work without interest? How does Islamic banking  

      work?

DIET

98. Why can’t Muslims eat pork?

99. Why can’t Muslims drink alcoholic beverages?

100.What is halal?

CONVERSION TO ISLAM

101.How many converts are there in the U.S.?

SCIENCE AND NATURE

102. How does Islam view science?

103. What is the Islamic view on the theory of evolution?

104. What is Islam’s view of the environment and the importance of protecting it?

105.  Do you claim that Islam is a religion of PEACE?

106. Then how is it that there have been so many wars in Islamic history

107. Is it true to say that Islam spread by the sword?

108. It is commonly believed that Islam teaches hatred towards non-Muslim. How

       far is it true?

109. Does Islam believe in Tit for Tat (retaliation)?

110. What is Islam’s stand on infighting?

111. Once started should fighting be continued to its logical end?

112. What is the concept of Jehad in Islam?

113. What does Islam say about Fundamentalism?

114. It is maintained that Islam promotes Terrorism. How far is this true?

115. Okay, what about killing innocent persons. It is said that Islam does not

       attach  much importance to human life. How’s it?

116. What about suicide bombing?

117.   What about setting fire to property?

118. And what about firing or bombing at mosques, marketplaces, buses etc. ?

119. What if enemy provokes you to fight?

120. Anything else you would like to say?

121. What message would you like to give to the West?