Islam

Question 1

Salat

Answer 1

Praying five times a day

Question 2

Sawm

Answer 2

Fasting during Ramadan

Question 3

Hajj

Answer 3

Pilgrimage to Makkah during Ramadan

Question 4

Zakat

Answer 4

Giving 2.5% of their income to charity

Question 5

Shahadah

Answer 5

The declaration of faith

Question 6

Sunni Islam

Answer 6

The largest denomination of Islam. They don’t believe that Muhammad clearly designated a successor

Question 7

Shia Islam

Answer 7

Another branch of Islam. They believe that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor

Question 8

Time of prayer - fajr

Answer 8

Just before sunrise

Question 9

Time of prayer - zuhr

Answer 9

Just after midday

Question 10

Time of prayer - asr

Answer 10

Afternoon

Question 11

Time of prayer - Maghrib

Answer 11

Just after sunset

Question 12

Time of prayer - isha

Answer 12

Night

Question 13

Preparing for prayer

Answer 13

1. Ritual washing called wudu
2. A mosque has two wash rooms; make and female
3. Washing is usually done under running water

Question 14

Sawm in a Muslim country - benefits

Answer 14

1. Everyone is doing it so you would feel more comfortable
2. Would get time off for it
3. Receive support from others

Question 15

Sawm in a Muslim country - drawbacks

Answer 15

1. longer daylight hours (near the equator)
2. Might feel forced into it
3. Less space in the mosque to pray

Question 16

Sawm in the Uk - drawbacks

Answer 16

1. People could distract you or have a bad influence on you

2. Feel uncomfortable as there are less people fasting with you

Question 17

Salah

Answer 17

The sequence of movements in the ritual prayer are know as Rakah

Question 18

Rakah - 1

Answer 18

Recite the first chapter of the qur’an while standing

Question 19

Rakah - 2

Answer 19

Bowing, repeat “glory be to my lord who is the very greatest” three times in Arabic

Question 20

Rakah - 3

Answer 20

Standing, recite a praising to God

Question 21

Rakah - 4

Answer 21

Prostration: kneel with their foreheads, hands, nose, knees, toes touching the floor and recite “how perfect is my lord most high”

Question 22

Rakah - 5

Answer 22

Sit while reciting “god is the greatest”, pause for a few seconds, return to prostration while reciting “god is the greatest”

Question 23

Rakah - 6

Answer 23

Du’a (personal prayers) may be added onto the end

Question 24

Hajj 1 - entering a state of Irham

Answer 24

They wash pray and put on certain clothing. Men: two white sheets of cloth wrapped around them. Women: one colour and cover everything but their face

Question 25

Hajj 2 - circling the Kaaba

Answer 25

Circle the Kaaba seven times anti clockwise. They touch or raise their hand to the stone. While circling they recite “here I am, oh lord, at your service. Praise and blessings to you”

Question 26

Hajj 3 - travelling to Arafat

Answer 26

Walk along a covered walkway linking the hills Safa and Marwah. After seven circuits they go back to the Kaaba and collect bottles of water from the well of zamzam before a 13 mile walk to Arafat. They will stop halfway at Mina for the night where they pray and read the qur’an

Question 27

Hajj 4 - standing at Arafat

Answer 27

At dawn on the 9th day they walk from Mina to Arafat and spend the afternoon praying there. They stand in the heat of the sun all day as a reminder if what judgement day will be like. It is said that God will forgive the sins of anybody who completes this

Question 28

Hajj 5 - throwing pebbles at Mina

Answer 28

At the end of the day they walk to Muzdalifali and collect 49 pebbles. At Mina people throw these pebbles at three stone walls that represent the devil and temptation to prove they reject evil. Some sacrifice an animal too. Men shave their heads and women cut off a lock of their hair.

Question 29

Hajj 6 - returning to Mekkah

Answer 29

They return to the Kaaba and checked it another seven times. They then spend two more nights in Mina to remember god and reflect on his blessings before Hajj ends

Question 30

Qur’an 3:97

Answer 30

“Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to god by people who are able to undertake it”

Question 31

Qur’an 2:158

Answer 31

“Safa and Marwa are amoung the rites of god, so far those who make minor or major pilgrimage to the house it is no offence to circulate between the two”

Question 32

Qur’an 6:153

Answer 32

Explains that God has given us a path and a purpose to follow and that’s what we should do so that we don’t do wrong or bad things

Question 33

Qur’an 2:218

Answer 33

Says that if you commit a sin or do something wrong, god may forgive you as he is a very forgiving person, so long as you thought you were doing the right thing, doing it for god

Question 34

Greater jihad

Answer 34

The inward struggle of following the five pillars of Islam set by God - avoiding temptations

Question 35

Lesser jihad

Answer 35

The outward struggle of defending their faith from attack, sometimes through holy war

Question 36

Qur’an 5:6

Answer 36

“You who believe, when you are about to pray, wash your feet and your hands up to your elbows, wipe your hands, wash your feet up to the ankles and if required, wash your whole body”