Islamic practices Flashcards

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what are the five pillars of islam for sunni

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followed mainly by sunni they believe they are the five duties all muslims should follow to maintain faith

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What are the five pillars

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Shahadah
zakat
salah
sawm
hajj

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whats shahadah

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a consant way of declaring faith by repeating it daily
- first thing said to be a baby and the last thing said (aimed to be) before death
- way of converting to Islam

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whats salah

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obligatory 5x a day prayer for all who are able
- keeps communication with Allah
- encourages disapline
- keeps a comitment to a good and persoanl life
- sign of unity as all are praying at same time in the same direction

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whats zakah

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charitable giving, 2.5 of extra money to charity means your purified to allah and means they’re not greedy with their wealth
Encourages generosity and compassion
- used to: help poor, attract others to Islam, help debt and help the enslaved

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whats sawm

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fasting to show disipline and dedication to allah
- strengthens you spiritually
- gives appreciation
- gives empathy for the poor
- shared with all other Muslims

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whats hajj

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once a lifetime obligatory pilgrimage to makkah

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which of the 5 pillars are in the 10 obligatory acts, which isnt

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Sawm
zakah
hajj
salah are all in
shahadah is not

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what are the other six obligatory acts

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jihad
khums
mafroof
munkbar
tawallah
tabbarra

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what are the 10 obligatory acts for shia

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they are what the shias beleive should be followed by a good muslim

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whats jihad, lesser and greater

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for all muslims sunni and shia its a struggle to keep beleif and faith toards islam
greater jihad is the persoanl struggle to maintain loyalty- incl following pillars of islam, forgiveness and studying the quaran
lesser jihad is the worldwide defense against enemies of islam who are persecuting Muslims- fighting should be minimal and only when necessary according to the quaran

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whats khums

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a 20% tax on any profit made by shias to be given to imams or muslim charities

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whats maroof

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encouraging good

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whats munkbar

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forbding evil

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whats tawallah

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showing love

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whats tabarra

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disociating with gods enemies

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whats wudu

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a washing ridtual to spirtiually clense yoursle,f can be done with sand

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whats mihrab

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dent in the wall so people know to face makkah when praying

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whats niyah

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  • it means you are consiously intending to pray
  • shows effort to set time aside for Allah
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how do shia and sunni msulims differ in praying

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shias can be more lenient such as blending their afternoon prayers to pray 3x- but sunnis are more strict
shias also incorportae natural elements into their prayers like clay
Sunny pray with hands folded or by sides

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what is thr adhan

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the call to prayer to alert muslims of the sallah

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whats the ummah

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the msulim community

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whats the rakkah

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a series of bodily actions from the quaran said during prayer repeatedly

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whats the jummah

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every friday its aunited msulim communal prayer, compulsary for men
- develops unity
- imams hold a sermon

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Whats sadakah

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extra chartiable giving outside of zakah and khums

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what is dua

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means to call upon allah in a persoanl way to ask for anything from strength to forgiveness, can be any langauge
Done in addition to Salah

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what are prayer beads

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not guided in the quara, run 99 or 33 beads through your hands to repeat a phrase or list allahs attributes. if ended with praise allah you will have your sins repented

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what are the orgins of hajj

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ibrahmin, his wife and son ishmil were in the dessert and ibrahmim was ordered to leave them, in a search for water his wife between two hills before stopping to pray- thats when jibril made the zamzam well, ibrahmin built the kabbah as a thanks
it became misused as a place for idols- but muhammed put it back as a place for worship to allah

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what is ihram

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means purity is when all hajjis put on matching white robes to be equal

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what are the events of day one of hajj

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after they arrive they do ihram, they then go to the kabbah and do seven circles anti clockwise- tawaf, they run between the two hills like ibrhamins wife and drink from the zamzam well

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what are the events of day two of hajj

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they sleep under the stars in mina and wake up to have a dawn prayer
they then travel loads to the mount at afrat and pray all day, they then go back and do evening prayer and collect stones

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what are the events of day three of hajj

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they go back to mina and throw rocks at the three pillars in memory of ibrhamins fighting off of the tempting devil
They sacrifice sheep and goats for Eid ul adha
They repeat actuons of day one like the tawaf and walling between hills

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Three muslim holidays

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Ashura
eid ul adha
id ul fitr

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what is eid ul adha

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happens at the end of hajj globally to remember the mercy of allah and how ibrhamin sacrificed a lamb. people will gather and watch a halal sacrifice of a nearby animal. people dress up, split the meat and discuss allahs forgiveneness ansd what can be learned from ibrhamim

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what is id ul fitr

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huge celebration and party at the end of the month of ramandan to mark the end of the sawm, theres dressing up, gifts and a special zakah

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whats ashura

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shia holiday to commemorate the matrydom of alis son in battle
- also remembers how Noah was saved by god as he left the ark
-wear black and remeber his death and their opression
- parades
- plays reinacting the death

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What’s shariah law

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Law based on the quaran and the sunnah

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Ways prayer is done at home

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  • always keep a quinlah wall facing Mecca
  • Muslims pray at all meals and activités as a family
  • some have a room set aside
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What is Nisab

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  • to be obliged to give Zakah
  • yoh have to make a certain amount of money
  • the poor don’t suffer to give zakah
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Significance of month of Ramadan

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-month Muhammad started getting revelations
- night of power happened
- Muslims stay up all night or go to the mosque to celebrate

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Conditions for lesser jihad

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  • should only be the minimal amount needed for défense
  • peace must be sought after
  • has to be approved by a religious leader
    -can’t be used to convert others or gain land
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Three things needed pre prayer

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  • ritual washing- wudu
  • quiblah- facing the direction of Mecca using the mihrab
  • having niyah- the concious intention to pray
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Ways prayer is done in the mosque

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  • men and women pray in separate rooms
  • all face Mecca w the qibla lh
  • all perform sequence of movements and reciting
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Eid ul ghadeer

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  • celebrates ali as muhammed sucessor
  • Shia festival
  • named after a pond/ ghadeer where muhammed gave his last speech addressing Ali as his successor
  • presents, baths, meals and fasting is done
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What’s alms

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Any charitable givibg