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Islamic practices Flashcards

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What are the 5 pillars of Islam

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  • Shahadah
  • Salah
  • Zakah
  • Sawm
  • Hajj
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What is Shahadah

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  • Declaration of faith
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‘There is no God…

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but God and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah’ Shahadah

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What is Salah

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  • Prayer
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What is Zakah

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  • Charitable giving
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What is Sawm

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  • Fasting
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What is Hajj

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  • Pilgrimage
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What are the 10 obligatory acts of Shi’a islam

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  • 5 pillars, apart from Shahadah
  • Khums
  • Jihad
  • Amr-bil-Maruf
  • Nahi Anil Munkar
  • Tawallah
  • Tabarra
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What is Jihad

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  • The struggle to maintain and defend one’s faith
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What is Khums

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  • 20% tax which goes to charity and Shi’a Leaders
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What is Amr-bil-Maruf

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  • Encouraging people to do good
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What is Nahi Anil Munkar

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  • Discouraging people from doing whats wrong
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What is Tawallah

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  • To be loving toward friends of God
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What is Tabarra

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  • Disassociating from enemies of God
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How many times do muslims have to pray a day

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  • 5 times
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What are the times of Salah

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  • Fajr- just before sunrise
  • Ruhr- just after midday
  • Asr- Afternoon
  • Mahgrib- just after sunset
  • Isha- Night
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What is Wudu

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  • Cleansing ritual before prayer
  • involves cleaning hands, arms, feet and face
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‘When you are about to pray…

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wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows’ Qur’an

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Where must muslims face during prayer

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  • Towards Makkah
  • In a mosque, they face qiblah wall which shows the exact direction
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‘Woe to those…

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who pray but are heedless of their prayer’ Qur’an

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What is Rak’ah

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A set sequence of actions and recitation s which must be done during prayer

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‘Your lord says…

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call on me, and I will answer you’ Qur’an

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What is Jummah prayer

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  • Midday prayer on Friday, considered to be special
  • Muslims expected to attend a mosque for this prayer
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’ When the call to prayer…

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is made on the day of congregation, hurry towards the reminder of God’ Qur’an

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What is Ramadan

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  • 9th month of Islamic calendar
  • When muslims focus on fasting
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Exceptions to fasting

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  • pregnant women
  • mothers nursing babies
  • children
  • ill people
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What is the night of power

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  • The beginning of God’s revelation to Muhammad
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‘The night of glory…

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is better than a thousand months’ Qur’an

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‘It was in the month of Ramadan…

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that the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind, so any one of you who is present in that month should fast’ Qur’an

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What is Id-ul-Fitr

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  • ‘Festival of breaking fast’- marks end of Ramadan
  • Muslims thank God for the strength that he has given them
  • Muslims gather in mosques and large outdoor areas to pray
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How much is Zakah?

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  • 2.5% of disposable income yearly to help the poor
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importance of Zakah

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  • reminds them that everything they own comes from God and belongs to him
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‘God is well aware…

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of whatever good you do’ Qur’an

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‘Alms are meant…

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only for the poor, the needy’ Qur’an

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Where is Hajj to

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  • The holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia
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‘Pilgrimage to the…

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House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it’ Qur’an

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Origins of Hajj

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  • When Ibrahim’s son, Ishmael, and wife were on their own and their supplies of food and water ran out, Ishmael struck his food into the ground, and water came gushing out
  • When Ibrahim returned, he was instructed by God to build a shrine dedicated to him, known as the Ka’aba, which is where the pilgrimage is to
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What is Ihram

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  • A sacred state which involves ritual washing, praying and putting on Ihram clothing
  • Must be performed before Hajj
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What do muslims do at the Ka’aba

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  • Circle it 7 times anti-clockwise
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Importance of Hajj

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  • Can bring about deep spiritual transformation
  • teaches sincerity and humility
  • shows self discipline
  • produces inner peace
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What is greater Jihad

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  • Personal inward struggle of all muslims to live in line with the teachings of their faith
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‘Those who have…

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believed, migrated and striven for God’s cause, it is they who can look forward to God’s mercy’ Qur’an

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‘This is my path..

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leading straight, so follow it’ Quran

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What is lesser Jihad

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  • The outward struggle to defend Islam from threat
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‘Fight in the name…

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of Allah those that fight you, but do not transgress limits’ Qur’an

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What is Id-ul-Adha

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  • the festival of sacrifice or Greater Eid
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Origins of Id-ul-Adha

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  • Remembers Ibrahim who was willing to kill his son Ishmael on God’s command
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How is Id-ul-Adha celebrated

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  • time of celebration when people visit family and friends, and share meals
  • Animals are slaughtered, however in Uk this is illegal, so Muslims buy an animal from a local slaughterhouse
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What is Ashura

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  • Day of remembrance
  • Major SHI’A festival
    -Sunni muslims observe it
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  • Sunni beliefs about Ashura
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  • Remember it as the day when the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt
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Shi’a beliefs about Ashura

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  • Remember it as death of Husayn, grandson on Muhammad, who died in a battle at Karbala
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How do Shia muslims celebrate Ashura

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  • Take part in public expression of grief and mourning
  • some beat themselves one the back with chains, or cut themselves

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