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5 Pillars Flashcards

1
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What is Shahadah?

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Where Muslims declare their faith - there is only one God

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What is Hajj?

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Pilgrimage

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What is Salah?

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Prayer

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What is Zakah?

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Where Muslims give 2.5% of their savings to charity

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5
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What is Sawm?

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Fasting during the daylight hours of Ramadan

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Where does Hajj take place?

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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How much does Hajj cost?

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Between $7,595 and $11,900 in the US and £4000 per person in the UK

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8
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What do Muslims wear during Hajj?

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White garments (Ihram)

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When does Hajj occur?

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Dhul Hijjah - the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar

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10
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Why do Muslims perform Zakah?

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They believe it can free them from desire and teaches self discipline as well as purify the soul from selfishness and greed

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Creed

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A system of religious belief/faith

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12
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Prayer

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Communicating with the divine (God)

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Lailat ul-Qadr

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Remembers the night of power when Muhammed received the Qur’an.

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14
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Pilgrimage

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A religious journey

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15
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Takbir

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Standing

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16
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Ruku

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Bowing

17
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Sujud

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Prostrate

18
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Tashakhud

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Sitting

19
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What are the 2 beliefs of Shahada?

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Allah is the one and only God

Mohammed was the last/was a prophet

20
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What are the names of the prayers of Islam?

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Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Esha/Isha

21
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What is a Rakah?

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A full rotation of stances done in a prayer. Each prayer can have different numbers of Rakahs.

22
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What are Sunni and Shia beliefs called?

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Eeman

23
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What are the sunni beliefs?

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1) Allah
2) his books
3) his messengers
4) his angels
5) the day of judgement
6) the Hereafter

24
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How do sunni and Shia differ?

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Sunni believe the ruler of Islam should be chosen (Abu Bakr) whereas shai believe they should be a descendant (Ali)

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