Islam Flashcards
(41 cards)
Describe the Hajj:
- The last of the five pillars of Islam.
- A week long pilgrimage to Mecca (largest pilgrimage in the world, 3 million+)
- Every Muslim adherent must perform the Hajj, at least once in their lifetime.
What are the 3 purpose’s of the Hajj?
- Submitting to Allah
- Unifying the community (Umma)
- Cleansing oneself
Describe Ihram:
- When a Pilgrim arrives in the holy city of Mecca, they all start by bathing and performing cleansing rituals.
- They all dress in seamless white robes that are kept on for the whole pilgrimage.
What are the beliefs of Ihram?
*Tawid: Belief in the oneness of God.
-Clothing: Ihram clothing is worn by everyone, regardless of sunni/shia divides, race, wealth or status.
So they are all considered alike when they do the Hajj
-Wearing the Ihram garment symbolises the equality of the Islamic community (Umma).
What is the importance of Ihram to the individual and community?
-Individual: Being in the state of Ihram is a cleansing process that occurs on the Hajj.
> leads to purification and redemption of sins.
-Community: Unites them in a state of total equality under Allah.
Describe Tawaf:
*The circling of the Kaaba (massive stone).
> Walk around 7 times.
> Kiss/ touch the stone if possible. (often not due to crowds) Thus, is fine to point or hold hand up to stone.
-Believed to be built by Abraham
What are the beliefs of Tawaf?
Fate and predestination
-When someone enters the circling, it symbolises them entering a man-made cosmic orbit, they surrender to the fate Allah has laid out for them.
Beliefs of Tawaf quote:
“The sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating”- Sura
What is the importance of Tawaf to the individual and community?
-Individual: Circular movement reinforces that Allah is the central power in life.
-Community: They are all performing the same action.
> Individual becomes part of collective.
Describe Wuquf:
- The prayers at Arafat.
- Adherents spend an entire day on mount Arafat, hoping to be redeemed of their sins.
What are the beliefs of Wuquf?
- Rusul: Belief in the Prophets.
- The prays at Arafat is a crucial part of Muhammad’s pilgrimage.
Beliefs quote in Wuquf?
“If Arafat is missed, then the whole Hajj is missed” – Muhammad
What is the importance of Wuquf to the individual and community?
- Individual: Individual focus on each person’s prayer.
- Community: Prays at Arafat have such intense concentration of spiritual devotion, as there is an enormous communal power of prayer in the one spot.
Describe Jamarat:
*The rite of stoning.
>Where an adherent throws a stone at pillars 3 times in Mina.
>Symbolic of expelling their sins.
What are the beliefs of Jamarat?
- Tawid: Belief in the oneness of God.
- Adherents are attempting to rid themselves of external pressures and solely focus on Allah.
What is the importance of Jamarat to the individual and community?
-Community: By performing Jamarat, each individual can target their own troubles and sins.
> Thus becoming more dedicated to Allah.
Describe Kaaba:
-When a pilgrim has circled the Kaaba 7 times they have completed the Hajj.
Gain the title of:
Hajji = man
Hajjah = woman
What are the beliefs of Kaaba?
- Akhira: Belief in the afterlife
- The Hajj is compulsory and a pillar of faith that they must undertake once to reach Akhira.
Beliefs quote in Kaaba?
“Pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto God for mankind” – Sura
What is the importance of Kaaba to the individual and community?
-Individual and community: They are all completing the Hajj, therefore they are all individually and collectively once step closer to reaching Akhira.
Define the teaching Tawid:
The oneness of Allah
> Respectful (attitude) towards the environment.
Define the teaching Ayat:
Signs that are all proof of God’s creation.
Define the teaching Akhira:
Accountability that our actions determine your afterlife.
Define the teaching Khalifa:
People that carry out (action) the stewardship of the earth.
