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True/False 19.The hijrah (migration) of Muslims from Mecca to Medina took place in 622 C.E. 20.A successor to the Prophet Muhammad is known as a caliph. 21.There are over 650 chapters (or suras) in the Qur’an. 22.The Qu’ran emphasizes that after a period of repose in the grave, s select number of holy human beings will be bodily resurrected for a last judgment. 23.The practice of salat (formal prayers) differs between men and women as well as by local custom. 24.Only men who are physically and financially able to do so are required to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. 25.Sometimes Muslims can choose to demonstrate their piety by fasting during the month of Ramadan. 26.Shi’ites make up about 80% of all Muslims in the world today. 27.The Shi’a pay allegiance to a succession of seven or twelve Imams (leaders, guides). 28.Poor mendicant mystics who have no possessions or attachments in the world are called Dervishes. 29.The best way to translate jihad is “holy war.” 30.A fighter in the Path of God, or one who values God more than life, wealth, or family, is called a mujahid. 31.Ijtihad refers to independent judgment and reasoned interpretation by a qualified scholar.