Islam: Living the Muslim Life

Question 1

Amr bil Ma’roof

Answer 1

Encouraging good actions

Question 2

Nahi anil munkar

Answer 2

Discouraging evil actions

Question 3

Ten obligatory Acts

Answer 3

The most important duties of a Shi’a Muslim

Question 4

Five pillars

Answer 4

The most important duties of a Muslim.

Question 5

Shahadah

Answer 5

Declaration of faith

Question 6

Shirk

Answer 6

A sin that involves setting up equals to Allah, worshipping anyone or anything other than Allah

Question 7

Imam

Answer 7

Person who leads Salah

Question 8

Jummah prayer

Answer 8

A special congregation held every Friday, usually in the Mosque

Question 9

Qiblah

Answer 9

The direction Muslims face (towards Makkah) during Salah

Question 10

Rak’ah

Answer 10

Set of movements and words in each Salah

Question 11

Salah

Answer 11

The Muslim Prayer

Question 12

Wudu

Answer 12

Purification ritual to ensure one is clean before prayer

Question 13

I’tikaf

Answer 13

A period of retreat in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan for worship

Question 14

Laylay al-Qadr

Answer 14

The Night of Power

Question 15

Sawm

Answer 15

To ‘keep away’ from something, also known as fasting

Question 16

Ramadan

Answer 16

Month of fasting, one of the pillars of Islam

Question 17

Khums

Answer 17

A system for Shi’a Muslims to pay an additional 20% of their savings towards community causes

Question 18

Nisab

Answer 18

The amount of wealth above which a Muslim needs to pay Zakha

Question 19

Sadaqah

Answer 19

Voluntary charity, not fixed at any rate.

Question 20

Zakah

Answer 20

Literally purification (of wealth), one of the pillars of Islam

Question 21

Hajj

Answer 21

The pilgrimage made by Muslims to Makkah

Question 22

Ka’bah

Answer 22

Cube shaped building in Makkah which Muslims believe was the first house of Allah on earth, rebuilt by Ibrahim and Isma’il

Question 23

Pilgrimage

Answer 23

A journey to a place which is special for religious reasons.

Question 24

Tawaf

Answer 24

Anti-clockwise circuit of the Kabah, completed seven times during Hajj

Question 25

Greater Jihad

Answer 25

Striving spiritually to resist evil within oneself

Question 26

Jihad

Answer 26

Struggle or striving

Question 27

Lesser Jihad

Answer 27

Striving physically to resist an evil in the world

Question 28

Ashura

Answer 28

Shi’a commemoration of Imam Hussain’s Martyrdom

Question 29

Id-ul-Adha

Answer 29

Festival commemorating the devotion of Ibrahim and Isma’il

Question 30

Id-ul-Fitr

Answer 30

Festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan

Question 31

Id-ul-Ghadeer

Answer 31

Shi’a festival commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s choice of Ali as a leader of Muslims.