| Q1. Muslims must go on
the Hajj how many times in their life? |
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1. Once a year after they reach puberty.
2. Once in their lifetime as long as they are financially and physically
able.
3. Once in their lifetime no matter what.
4. Twice--once as a child and once as an adult.
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| Q2. What
does the word "Hajj" mean? |
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1. Submission to the will of God
2. A state of perpetual peace
3. To resolve to visit a holy place
4. To wage an internal war for spirituality
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| Q3. Who
built the Ka'ba, the holy house of Allah that Muslims
visit during Hajj? |
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1. The Prophet Muhammad
2. The Prophet Musa (Moses)
3. The Prophet Adam
4. The Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
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| Q4. When
did the Prophet Muhammad perform the first Hajj? |
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1. When he traveled from Medina to Mecca after a previously
aborted attempt
2. During the first year of his prophethood
3. During the last year of his prophethood
4. He didn't perform a Hajj pilgrimage.
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| Q5. What
does the Hajj pilgrimage entail? |
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1. A visit to all the holy sites in Mecca
2. A series of rites at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and in the surrounding
lands
3. A visit to the holy sites in Mecca and Madinah
4. A lengthy visit to the Grand Mosque in Mecca
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Q6. Muslims
must wear special clothes, called an ihram, during
the Hajj.
What does this entail for men? |
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1. A full-length Arab-style white robe
2. A knee-length shirt with pants
3. Two unsewn pieces of white cloth, one wrapped around the waist,
the other worn
over one shoulder
4. One large piece of white cloth worn like a sari
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| Q7. What
is the name of the chant that Muslims recite throughout
the Hajj? |
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1. The Talbiya
2. Al-Fatiha
3. The Declaration of the Hajj
4. The Kalma
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Q8. During
the Hajj, Muslims circle the Ka'ba in the Grand Mosque
how many
times? |
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1. One
2. Seven
3. Ten
4. Five
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| Q9. What
is considered to be the most important part of the Hajj? |
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1. The day the pilgrims spend praying on the Plains
of Arafat
2. When pilgrims circle the Ka'ba
3. The two or three days pilgrims spend praying in the valley of
Mina
4. When pilgrims stone the three pillars that represent the devil
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Q10. Pilgrims
must run between the hills of Safa and Marwa in the Grand
Mosque
seven times. What does that represent? |
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1. The number of times the Prophet Ibrahim tried to
build the Ka’ba before he
succeeded
2. The number of times the Prophet Muhammad performed the Hajj in
his lifetime
3. The number of miles the Prophet Muhammad traveled from Medina
to Mecca to
perform the Hajj
4. The number of times Hagar ran back and forth between the hills
searching for food
for her son, Ishmael
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| Q11. Which
major Muslim festival marks the end of Hajj? |
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1. Eid-ul-Fitr
2. Ashura
3. Eid-ul-Adha
4. Lailat-ul-Qadr
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Q12. At
the end of the Hajj, Muslims sacrifice an animal and
share the meat with
the poor. This act honors what ancient
story? |
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1. When the Prophet Ibrahim was instructed by God to
sacrifice an animal instead of
his son
2. When the Prophet Muhammad sacrificed an animal to feed all the
Hajj pilgrims
3. When the Prophet Adam sacrificed an animal for food after arriving
on earth
4. When the Prophet Muhammad sacrificed an animal to feed the poor
of Mecca |
