Islam Flashcards
What are the 5 pillars
- Shahadah - declaration of faith
- Salah - prayer
- Zakat - charity
- Sawm - fasting
- Hajj - pilgrimage
What is Shahadah?
Shahadah is the declaration that there is no God but Allah.
Muhammad is his messenger or prophet.
Muslims believe they are created to praise and will recite 99 names to show devotion to him.
Muslims hope the shahadah is the first and last thing they will hear.
There are no images of Allah because he is believed to be beyond human understanding .
What is Salah?
The Qur’an tells muslims to pray at 5 special times each day.
Each prayer lasts about 10 minutes
Muslim men should pray at the Mosque but if not it must be somewhere clean.
They also clean themselves as a spiritual cleansing - wudu
Most muslims have a prayer mat to do this.
Muslims pray facing Makkah.
The Mihrab at the Mosque to Makkah.
What is Zakat
All adult Muslims are expected to give 2.5% of their income once a year to charity.
Muslims believe everything is a gift from Allah so believe this is a way of purifying themselves from greed.
In Muslim countries Zakat is collected by government taxation
What is the Mosque
It is the Islamic church. The Mosque leader is the Imam
What is the Minaret and Muezzin
Minaret is the small thin tower from which Muslims are called to prayer by the sound of the Muezzin
What is the Mihrab?
An archway in the Qibla wall for the Imam to stand in during prayer
What is the Minbar?
It is like a pulpit that the Imam uses during Friday prayers
What is the Qibla?
This is the wall that the congregation face to pray as it faces towards Makkah.
What is the Holiest day?
Friday
What is Hajj
The pilgrimage or special journey that all adults are expected to make at least once in their lifetime.
Where and when is the Hajj to?
It is to Makkah, the holiest city in Islam.
It happens in the last month of the Muslim calendar, Dhul Hijah.
What do people do at Hajj?
Everyone dresses in simple white robes to show all are equal before Allah.
There are three days of tasks.
Pilgrims walk around the Ka’bah seven times anti-clockwise.
During the third day there is a festival called Eid ul Adha.
It is the site of the first shrine built by Abraham and Ishmael.
What is Eid ul Fitr?
The festival at the end of Ramadan when the new moon appears.
A festival of fast breaking, decorations, money and presents.
People say Id Mubarak - blessed Eid
People attend Mosque before the festival begins.
People eats dates to sweeten their mouths after prayer.
What is Ramadan?
The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Muslims must not eat or drink during daylight.
Muslims believe this teaches them to appreciate What Allah has given them.
Muslims will try to read the Quran during Ramadan.
