Five Pillars

Question 1

Five pillars:

Answer 1

Shahada
Salah
Zakāt
Sawm
Hajj

Question 2

Shahada:

Answer 2

Faith

Question 3

Salah:

Answer 3

Prayer

Question 4

Zakāt:

Answer 4

Charity

Question 5

Sawm:

Answer 5

Fasting

Question 6

Hajj:

Answer 6

Pilgrimage to Mecca.

Question 7

What do you normally give up when fasting?

Answer 7

Food and drink

Question 8

What can you give up when fasting?

Answer 8

Food and drink
Smoking
Sex
Video games

Question 9

How many times a day do you pray?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

Who doesn’t have to fast?

Answer 10

Pregnant women
Travellers
Kids that haven’t come into puberty

Question 11

How much should you give to zakat?

Answer 11

If you’re over the nisab threshold, give a minimum of 2.5% of your zakat net worth. Give more than 2.5% if you’re financially able. For example, if your net worth is $4,000, you’ll give $100 for zakat ($4,000 X .025 = $100).

Question 12

When does sawm take place?

Answer 12

Sawm takes place during the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar. The month is called Ramadan. It is the same month as when the ‘Night of Power’ happened.

Question 13

One reason why Muslims fast

Answer 13

Fasting means to give up food and water. Muslims are challenged to fast as a way of developing mental discipline (mind over matter).

Question 14

How long does sawm last for?

Answer 14

Sawm lasts for the entire month because Muslims believe it should be a challenge, and not happen in one day. It means religion should be at the centre of their life.

Question 15

Another reason why Muslims do sawm

Answer 15

Sawm is a yearly ritual because people can make mistakes during the year. Sawm helps Muslims to redress & improve their lives.

Question 16

Where do Muslims spend more time when fasting?

Answer 16

At the mosque, praying

Question 17

When do Muslims eat again?

Answer 17

The fast is broken late at night after the sun sets. Muslims get up before the sun rises in order to eat and drink before resuming their fast.

Question 18

What happens in 1 of the last 10 nights of fasting?

Answer 18

One of the last 10 nights of Ramadan involves the ritual of Lailat ul-Qadr. This is an all-night prayer, usually at a mosque, in order to remember the Night of Power Story.

Question 19

What is participating in Lailat ul-Qad equivalent to?

Answer 19

In Surah 97 – it is said that participating in Lailat ul-Qadr is the equivalent of more than 1000 months of fasting.

Question 20

Positive and negative of paying money to zakat?

Answer 20

Positive- Charitable mindset and helping others who need it more than you

Negative- Less money to spend on luxuries