basics of islam

Question 1

5 pillars of islam

Answer 1

shahadah- declaration of faith
salat - prayer 5 times a day
zakat - giving to charity (2.5%)
sawm - fasting through the month of ramadan
hajj - pilgrimage to makkah

Question 2

10 obligatory acts

Answer 2

salat
zakat
sawm
hajj
jihad- The greater jihad is the daily struggle and inner spiritual striving to live as a Muslim.
Khums-shia’s belief s a 20 per cent annual tax
Amr-bil Maruf-encouraging people to do what is good
Nahi Anil Munkar- means forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing what is wrong.
Tawallah-refers to showing love.
Tabarra- means disassociation. Shi’a Muslims are taught not to associate with God’s enemies.

Question 3

quote for sawm

Answer 3

In the name of your Lord who created: He created man from a clinging form [a blood clot].

Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One who taught by [means of] the pen, who taught what he [Muhammad] did not know.

Question 4

shi’a prayer

Answer 4

pray 5 times a day
it may appear they only pray three times a day they put together the mid day and afternoon prayer and afternoon and night prayer
shi’a muslims prostrate or go face down on things which are counted as part of the earth
it is wrong to pray on something man made

Question 5

sunni concern regarding the shi’a prayer during salah

Answer 5

they may be concerned about the specific of kerbala as it gives the place too much significance/ as a certain level of holiness even though mekkah is the holy place

Question 6

what does du’a mean

Answer 6

private prayer where muslims bring there special concerns to allah

Question 7

what may the du’a prayer include

Answer 7

thanks being to allah
asking for forgiveness
requests of help
seeking his guidance
show there faith for allah’s closeness

Question 8

how do muslims use prayer beads

Answer 8

they go from bead to bead between there forefinger and thumb they recite the 99 names of allah

Question 9

nisab

Answer 9

to determine weather a muslim has enough funds to pay the zakat
the minimum net worth they need to have to pay the zakat

Question 10

khums

Answer 10

shi’a muslims, 20% of a muslims excess earnings
given to imams

Question 11

sawm quotes

Answer 11

oh you who have believed, decreed upon is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous

Question 12

taraweeh

Answer 12

prayer that is said every night during ramadan

Question 13

the effects of sawm on the believers

Answer 13

be forgiving appreciate the needs of others
developing a greater scence of empathy
developing greater willingness to help other

Question 14

Ihram

Answer 14

• men wear special clothing (two white pieces of cloth sewn together) leave behind anything
  from their lives
• every muslim on hajj takes on equal status
• Wudu

Question 15

stages of hajj 1
in mecca

Answer 15

muslims say a prayer of intent niyyah
holy mosque where they begin there pilgrimage
muhammad visited the kaaba
tawaf: circling the kaaba anti clockwise and each muslim will say a verse from the qur’an
demonstration of muslim community
move to the station of ibrahim to pray

Question 16

stages of hajj 2
sa’y, the running

Answer 16

running between the two hills known as’ safa and al’marwa
they will move 7 times between the two hills as a reenactment of hagars search for water
she did this when she was left alone with her son isma’il it was only when ism’il dug his heel into the ground did they find water it can be visited today as well of zamzam

Question 17

stages of hajj 3
arafat

Answer 17

after dawn prayer at mina muslims travel to the mount of mercy at the plane of arafat the pilgrimage have to be there from mid day to dusk on the 9th of dulhiga
they face towards kaaba just like the prophet muhammad
this is where they stand before allah and plead for forgivness of their sins
it is one of the most important rituals of hajj

Question 18

stages of hajj 4
mina

Answer 18

stoning of iblis
three pillars which represtent iilis throw 7 stones at each of the three pilars over the three days
it is a reminder

Question 19

eid - ul- adha

Answer 19

the festival of sacrifices

Question 20

outline what the festival eid- ul adha remembers

Answer 20

end of hajj
it celebrates the willingness of ibrahm to sacrifice his son becuse allah told him to and allahs grasiousness by giving a ram/lamb

while they kill the ramb/lamb they say in the name of god, god is the greatest

after the slater they divide the lamp into thirds and give 1/3 to the poor 1/3 to family 1/3 to friends

Question 21

how to celebrate eid- ul- adha

Answer 21

the sacrifies
wudu
cutbah- serman
they gve gifts and card to family and friends

Question 22

meaning of the festival of eid- ul- adha

Answer 22

a demonstration of muslims willingness to submit to allah
to be thankful for allah’s provision especially for the food that they eat
develops uma (together for prayer, distribution of the meat)
support for those on hajj

Question 23

what is the imams khutbah likely to focus on at eid-ul-fitr

Answer 23

the care for the needy

Question 24

eid-ul-fitr

Answer 24

day of reward after sawm

Question 25

what is the significance of eid-ul-fitr

Answer 25

- muslims will visit cemetary to commemorate those who they lost in death in this way everyone is united in the celebrations - they are thankful to allah to for the completion of there fasting - they forget past disagreements