Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. “Hasids” means "submitters" or followers of Islam.
2. Similar to the Taliban, the Islamic State tries to conquer and hold territory.
3. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share similar beliefs of monotheism.
4. Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.
5. The Qur'an describes jinn as spirits of deceased humans.

Answer 1

1. TRUE - Muhammad and his first followers referred to their movement as Islam, "submission," always understood as submission to God. They came to be known as Muslims, which means "submitters."
2. TRUE - Similar to the Taliban, the Islamic State tries to conquer and hold territory.
3. FALSE - The roots of Muhammad's understanding of Allah lie in monotheism. The Qur'an sees Islam as carrying on this true monotheistic religion that Judaism and Christianity have mostly abandoned.
4. TRUE - Muslims consider the teaching that there is only one God to be the basis and the center of their religion.
5. TRUE - Some Westerners misunderstand jinn as spirits of deceased humans, but they are nonhuman spirits who have fallen into evil and often tempt humans to do wrong.