islamic practices

Question 1

5 pillars of islam in order

Answer 1

1- shahadah
2- salah
3- zakah
4- sawm
5- hajj

Question 2

10 obligatory acts

Answer 2

salah
sawm
zakah
hajj
khums
tawalla (loving good)
tabarra (hating evil)
amr bil maroof (encouraging what is right)
nahi anil munkar (forbidding what is wrong)
jihad

Question 3

importance of shahadah

Answer 3

declaration of faith
reflection of Tawhid (oneness of God)
what makes one a muslim
shows acceptance and commitment to islam

Question 4

shahadah quote

Answer 4

‘i declare that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger’

Question 5

shahadah for shia’s

Answer 5

‘i declare that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger, and Ali was the successor of Muhammed’

Question 6

importance of Salah

Answer 6

seek guidance
ask for forgiveness
talk to God
learn about islam

Question 7

salah quotes

Answer 7

‘when you are engaged in prayer, you are holding an intimate conversation with God’

‘prayer keeps one from great sin and evil deeds’

‘seek help in patience and prayer’

Question 8

differences between sunni and shia prayer

Answer 8

shia combine prayers
shia pray onto a clay/wooden block- believe they should prostrate onto a natural substance

Question 9

muezzin

Answer 9

one who performs the call to prayer

Question 10

minaret

Answer 10

tower which the call to prayer is performed

Question 11

jummah prayer quote

Answer 11

‘when the call is proclaimed to prayer on a friday, hasten earnestly to the remembrance of Allah’

Question 12

wudu quote

Answer 12

‘wash your faces and hands up to the elbows, and wipe your heads, and wash your feet up to the ankles’

Question 13

importance of Sawm

Answer 13

teaches self-descipline
teaches patience
get closer with Allah and Islam
learn to prioritise Allah over food
allows them to empathise with poorer people

Question 14

Sawm quote

Answer 14

‘fasting is prescribed for you so that you may guard against evil’

‘you should complete the period and magnify Allah for having guided you’

Question 15

difference in sawm between sunni and shia

Answer 15

sunni eat when the sun is not visible, shia eat after the sun has fully set

Question 16

Lailat al qadr (the night of power)

Answer 16

when the Quran was revealed to prophet Muhammed (revelation)
shows God communicating with muslims and offering his guidance

Question 17

lailat al qadr quotes

Answer 17

‘the night of power is better than a thousand months’

‘it was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed as guidance for humankind’

Question 18

id al fitr

Answer 18

festival of breaking the fast after ramadan
show gratitude to Allah for giving muslims the strength to fast

Question 19

id al adha

Answer 19

commemorates prophet ibrahim willing to sacrifice ishmael
muslims slaughter an animal- give one third to poor, one third to friends/families, one third to themselves

Question 20

importance of zakah

Answer 20

teaches gratitude
teaches kindness and honesty
encourages muslims to be humble and selfless
increases self-disipline

Question 21

zakah quote

Answer 21

‘be steadfast in prayer, practise regular charity’

‘those who spend in charity will be richly rewarded’

Question 22

khums

Answer 22

shia muslims give 20% of their earnings to orphans, the poor, travellers.

Question 23

what does zakah mean

Answer 23

purified

Question 24

importance of hajj

Answer 24

seek guidance
ask for forgiveness
get closer to God
learn about islam

Question 25

importance of ihram

Answer 25

Ihram is the white garments worn by all men it ensures equality and purification and unity

Question 26

rules of hajj

Answer 26

no arguments don't kill anything no perfume no sex

Question 27

order of how hajj is performed

Answer 27

1. Tawaf (circling the ka'aba) 2. Safa and Marwa 3. Mount Arafat- stand in the heat, reminder of judgement day 4. Muzdalifah- collect stones 5. Mina- throw stones at the pillars symboling the devil 6. back to ka'aba

Question 28

hajj quotes

Answer 28

makkah is 'full of blessing and guidance for all kinds of beings' 'pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to god by humankind'

Question 29

define greater jihad

Answer 29

the inward struggle- to become a better muslim and please god

Question 30

define lesser jihad

Answer 30

the outward struggle- to defend islam physically

Question 31

when can jihad take place

Answer 31

as self-defence to free Muslims from oppression to protect Muslims

Question 32

when can jihad NOT take place

Answer 32

to make money to force people to become Muslims to gain political control

Question 33

'allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear'

Question 34

'at the end of hardship comes ease'

Question 35

Ashura

Answer 35

Sunni- fast the day of ashura, commemorate when the israelites were freed from Egypt Shia- whip themselves as a way of mourning the death of Husayn during the battle of karbala, re-enact plays of Husayns death, processions at marble arch

Question 36

'indeed, Allah is with the patient'