islamic practices Flashcards
(33 cards)
quote on adam
“be dutiful to your Lord, who created you from a single person”
quotes on Muhammad
“I leave behind me two things, The Quran and My Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.”
“Feed the hungry, Visit the sick, Set free captives.”
quote on Allahs omnipotence
“there is no God but he, the creator of all things”
quote on Allahs justness
“Stand up for justice as a witness to God”
“God commands justness and fair dealing”
Al muqsit name
Quote on Allahs mercy
“He forgives all sins”
AL-RAHEEM the merciful
Quote on Adalat
“We do not lay a burden on anyone beyond his capacity”
When is Shadahah said
at birth and death
Adhan/call to prayer
Converting to Islam
when waking up and about to sleep
Night Journey
Muhammad laughed at for believing in multiple Gods (muslims will face challenges)
Muhammad heart purified by Gabriel and travelled to Jerusalem and met prophets
First heaven is stars and space visible from Earth
Muhammad told he would be known as a great prophet (al-qadr)
Muhammad asked God to lower daily prayers from 50 to 5 (god listens)
Wudu, Mihrab and Qiblah wall
Wudu: ritual cleansing before Salah
Mihrab: nice in the wall that indicated direction of Makkah
Qiblah wall: wall in mosque containing the Mihrab
Quotes on Salah
“Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”
“if one of you sleeps and misses a prayer, or forgets it, let him offer the prayer when he remembers”
Quote on Wudu
“cleanliness is half of faith” - hadith
Salah differences Shia and Sunni
Sunni only combine daily prayers if they have good reason
Shia freedom to combine certain prayers, eg midday&afternoon, so only pray 3 times
Shia often pray on ground/clay like Muhammad did
Stages of Salah:
Each movement preceded by “God is Great”
Takbir: face Makkah and make intention to pray: “Allahu akhbar”
Qiyaam: hands on navel. Ask for supplication and protection
Ruku (bow down)
Prostration: “glory be to God the most high”
Tashahhud: repeat Shahadah
peace to right &left: end prayer and “peace be upon you” to angels on both sides
Salah in congregation quote
“Salah in congregation is twenty seven times more rewarding that Salah performed individually”
Jummah |(Friday prayer)
Beliefs about Ramadan
Quran revealed to Muhammad during Ramadan
Gates of Heaven open
Gates of Hell close
The Devil is chained up
Quotes on sawm
“decreed upon you is fasting… that you may becoem righteous”
“whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then an equal number of days [to be made up]. And those who are unable to fast, a ransom of freeding a poor person [each day]”
Saudi Arabian football team site travel as reason for postponing their fast
Sadaqah
Charity of giving timevoluntarily.
Prophets final sermon important quotes
“he will indeed reckon your deeds” - judgement day
“women… also have rights over you”, “treat your women well and be kind to them” equality
“an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab”
“Muslims constitute on brotherhood” - Ummah
“no prophet or apostle will come after me”
Nisab
Figure which you have to be earning more than to be required to give Zakah
two standards, gold is used more often
Gold Nisab: $2200
Silver Nisab $200
Zakah quotes
“be steadfast in prayer and giving”
“God is well aware of whatever good you do”
“thsoe who hoard gold and silver… give them tidings of a painful punishment”
hadith “he who eats and drinks while his brother goes hungry is not one of us”
Khums origin
Grandfather of Muhammad discovered buried treasure acting upon Gods command. Gave 20% to way of God and kept the rest. Tradition passed down to Muhammad
Hajj quote
“Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it”
-2.5 million pilgrims a year. Once a year
Hajj origin
4000 years go, Ibrahim told to take his wife and son to Arabia by God. Supplies ran out and they started starving. Son (Ishmael)strikes foot in ground and finds water miraculously and trades it for supplies. Well of Zamzam
Ibrahim told by God to build the Ka’aba to worship him.
Muhammad journeys from Madinah to Makkah with many Muslims. Known as first pilgrimage
What happens in Hajj
STATE OF IHRAM
-pilgrims enter a pure state. washing & praying. Ihram clothing: pure white symbolising equality &purity
CIRCLING THE KA’ABA
-Pilgrims circle Kaaba 7 times. “Here I am Lord, at your service, praise and blessings be to you”
-try to touch it if possible to acknowledge
TRAVELLING TO ARAFAT
-13 miles. collect water from well of Zamzam. Stop at night at Mina to read Quran & pray
STANDING AT ARAFAT
-stand under heat: represents judgement day
-God forgives all those standing if they know what they did wrong and plan to do no more sin
THROWING PEBBLES AT MINA
-muslims collect 49 pebbles to use at Mina
-stone walls “Jamarat” represents temptation and devil. Pilgrims throw stones at this to show denial
RETURNING TO MAKKAH
-circle 7 more times, reflect on Gods blessings
