Quran

      1.      What does the word Quran translate to in English?
               Recitation

2.      What is the purpose of the message sent to Mohammad why was it sent again?

Gods own message to the world to remind people of the message already received by the Jews and Christians –Gods guidance for human kind

3.      How is the message sent to Mohammad different to the messages already sent to the Christians and the Jews?

 It is in Arabic.

4.      Is the message in the Quran the same message as in the Bible?

Yes

5.      Name two other prophets mentioned in the Quran.

Jesus.

6.      How was the message passed on to others in the beginning?

It was an oral / aural transmission

7.      Why was the original message not written down by Mohammad?

8.      What language is used for the Quran?

Arabic

9.      Which city did Islam originate?

Mecca

10. What dose ‘Muslim’ mean?

Those who submit to God

11. How does the Quran differ from the Bible in the story of the death of Jesus?

Belief Jesus was not crucified but lifted to God another man who looked like him was crucified.

12. What does the Quran say about warfare?

Muslims may defend themselves only when there is a threat. They should be merciful to those they capture – as Muhammad was when he took over Mecca.

Suras-chapters of the Qur'an, there are 114 chapters, each one is shorter than the one before it.

The Qu'ran is thought to be the completed message that began with Judaism and Christianity.