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

Question

1. The story of Muhammad's Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and back to Mecca is narrated in the Qur'an.
2. Muhammad is the only prophet named in the Qur'an.
3. According to Muslims, the sacred books of Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are in line with the Qur'an.
4. Muhammad gave "people of the book" privileges not available to others under his rule.
5. According to the Qur'an's teaching, all those who claim to be Muslims will go to heaven after the final judgment.

Answer 1

1. TRUE - Unlike the Jewish and Christian Bibles, the Qur'an gives virtually no historical narratives; it is almost all teaching and commands.
2. TRUE - Most of the twenty-five prophets mentioned in the Qur'an are well-known figures in Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an also names three other prophets—Hud, Shu'aib, and Salih—who may have been leading figures in the monotheistic tradition leading to Islam.
3. TRUE - Some in the line of Muslim prophets gave books to their people: Zarathustra wrote down his message for Zoroastrians; Moses recorded the law and David composed the Psalms, for the Jews; Jesus taught the Gospels to Christians. The expression "People of the Book" does not refer, as is sometimes said, to all people who have sacred book(s) in their religions—after all, many religions have sacred books—but only to people whose sacred book(s) Muslims view as in a line of religious development with the Book, the Qur'an.
4. TRUE - Muhammad gave "people of the book" privileges not available to others under his rule. After Muslim forces conquered the nations of "people of the book"—their status did not protect them from attack—they were not forced to choose between conversion to Islam and death, as people of other religions usually were.
5. FALSE - According to the Qur'an's teaching, God will judge people by how they submitted to God's will. Saying that one is a follower of Islam will not save anyone at the judgment; living in an obedient way is the important thing.