501-507 Flashcards
(29 cards)
shahada
declaration of faith
salat
daily prayer
zakat
almsgiving
sawm
fasting during the month of Ramadan
Hajj
pilgrimage to mecca
which of the 5 pillars is most important
they are all equal
how many times is ahh performed
only once in a lifetime
statement for shahada
there is no God but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God
how do u become a muslim
you declare the Sahada with sincerity in the presence of a witness
how many daily prayers
5
the number of prayers is established not in the ___ but in the ____
Qur’an; Hadith
before beginning the daily prayers…
- ritual purity
- cleaning hands, head, face, feet
- covering body and head
- face Mecca (towards the Ka’ba)
what is a mosque
place designated for prayer
umma
global community of muslims
almsgiving is part of
part of a believer’s devotion to God and the Muslim community
the amount of zakat is figured as a percentage of
2.5%; of the value of certain types of property including cash
what is sawm
mandatory fast during the month of Ramadan, the 9th month in the islamic calendar
when fasting, muslims refrain from…
eating, drinking, and sexual activity
muslims often break the fast with __before the evening prayer
dates ; eating dates is sunna: Muhammad broke the fast with dates, so many muslims follow his example
during the last few days of Ramadan, the Night of Power Occurs
this was the night when Muslims believe the Qur’an was originally revealed to Muhammad
- a wish may be granted during this night
the end of ramadan is marked by an important feast day called
‘Id al-Fitr , feast of fast-breaking
when is the hajj undertaken
during the second week of the month Dhu al-Hajj, which is the final month in the islamic calendar
ihram
the state of leaving behind indicators of social and economic status to enter a state of ritual purity during hajj
the most important focus of the hajj
the structure known as the Ka’ba which was a focus of pilgrimage in Arabia even before Muhammad
