2E Zakat and Hajj Flashcards
What is Zakat?
the obligation of donating 2.5% of annual wealth to charity
meaning = to cleanse/purify
What is Khums?
A 20% tax paid by Shi’a Muslims on their excess income
One of their 10 obligatory acts
Surah 9:103
‘Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them’
Surah 9:60
‘alms are only meant for the poor and needy’
What is Sadaqat?
general donations made
Reasons for giving
- stable community
- one of the 5 pillars
- reward in Jannah
What is Hajj?
Pilgrimage to Mecca, and obligation for male muslims in their lifetime if able
one of the 5 pillars
What they wear
two, white, cotton, unsewn cloths
Tawaf
Act of circling the Kaaba 7 times, counterclockwise
Running between Al-Safa and Al-Marwa
remembering Hagar’s search for water
Who do they throw stones at?
pillars representing the devil
What did Turner say?
The journey to Mecca is both physical and metaphorical… an ascension towards God’
