Name______________________________ Mods 15 – 16

Video 30 Days – Life as a Muslim

1. Islam is the __________ largest religion in the world.

2. There are more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide and ______ million in the United States.

3. The show is sending Dave Stacey to the heart of Muslim America in Dearborn, _____________.

4. Rule 1 – Dave has to live with a Muslim family and follow all of their customs and traditions from what he wears to what he _______________.

5. Rule 2 - Dave will study the ____________________ daily.

6. Rule 3 - Dave must grow a ____________________.

7. How did travelers and security react to Dave at the airport?

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8. ___________________ is the fastest growing religion in the US.

9. Samael and Sadia Haque are American Muslims of ________________________ descent. He is a doctor and she is studying to be a lawyer.

10. “Hijab is the veil or the head scarf and has been carried down through the _________________ faith;” Sadia states, “We just consider ourselves an extension of the Judeo-Christian heritage.”

11. The Koran is the holy book of Islam and is the word of __________ revealed onto Muhammad.

12. The religion is based on the 5 Pillars of Islam: faith in one God, __________________, fasting, pilgrimage to Mecca, and prayer ___________ times a day.

13. What wakes Dave up at 5:30 in the morning? _______________________________________

14. When Samael leaves for work, he wants Dave to leave the house as well, why?

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15. 1/3 of Dearborn’s population is Muslim. The area used to be Polish and __________________.

16. There are more than _______ mosques in the Dearborn area alone. In America, many mosques are converted buildings like this bowling alley.

17. What did the shopkeeper from Baghdad reveal about her 3 brothers? _____________________________________________________________________________

18. Why did that happen to her brothers? ______________________________________________

19. An Imam is much like a pastor, priest, or rabbi. They are the __________ leader at the mosque.

20. During Dave’s 1^st lesson with Imam al Husaini, the Imam says that “Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have the same core and principle believing in one God . . . worshiping the _______ _______ but in a different way and in different languages and from different angles.”

21. Both Abraham, founder of Judaism, and Jesus, founder of Christianity, are considered ____________________ in the Muslim faith.

22. On Day 7, Dave attends the Juma, the _____________ ______________. While there, Dave doesn’t feel comfortable praying in Arabic. The Imam tries to help him by reminding him that Christians, Jews, and Muslims are all praying to one God.

23. Dave still isn’t convinced, so the Imam says, “Don’t be convinced, let yourself talk to God, it doesn’t matter in which ____________________ or which physical action, just spiritually talk to God.”

24. What was the primary fun activity at Samael’s friend’s bachelor party? ___________________

25. Jews believe in the existence of one true God and are still waiting for his _______, the Messiah, to save them.

26. The first Christians were Jews who believed that the prophet Jesus was the Messiah and based their new religion on his _______________________ and resurrection.

27. Although Muslims think that Jesus was a cool prophet, they don’t believe that he is the son of God and they base their religion on the ____________________ of a later prophet, Muhammad.

28. At the Karbalaa Center, Dave asks the Imam if Jesus was the __________ of God, and the Imam says “Jesus was the spiritual son; so was Abraham. So was Moses. So was Mohammad.”

29. What impolite thing does Dave do in the Center (in the house of God)?

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30. A recent controversy has developed at the Al Islal Mosque in Hamtramck, Michigan just down the road from Dearborn. In the Muslim faith, mosques __________________ the call to prayer five times a day. For Muslims it’s the equivalent to church bells.

32. Dave seeks advice from a new Imam, Eide Alawan, who explains that “women pray behind the men out of _________________ for the women. Because when the women pray, they’re bent in prostration and whey they do that, it’s not the best concentration for men to be behind the women. So that is why the women are behind the men.”

33. Dave’s Arabic teacher says “We are not created to have fun; we’re allowed to have fun, but it has to be ___________________________________ fun. You know alcohol is forbidden.”

34. Samael and Sadia Haque don’t eat __________ because they follow the Halal, the most integral part of Islamic life. It’s a God-given standard to live by. Kosher is to the Jewish faith what Halal is to Muslims, and the rules are similar: no pork, no __________________, and only meat that’s been blessed at the time so slaughter.

35. Dave is given a petition asking for opposition to any kinds of legislation that would profile Arab Americans or ___________________________ just based on their ethnicity or religion.

36. What happens when he tries to get people to sign this petition?

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37. Day 26, When Dave goes on to the radio to explain his experience, what’s the first thing a caller asks? ___________________________________________________________________

38. Why does Haaris say he shouldn’t have to apologize for 9/11? _____________________________________________________________________________

39. While praying at the mosque, Dave says that Islam is a religion of peace . . . “whenever there’s a terrorist event, it goes against the teachings of the __________________. If you take one life, you’ve taken all of humanity.”

40. At the end, Dave says “you can’t stereotype ___________ billion people or even 500 people for the actions of 5.