Islam- festivals and pillars

Question 1

EID UL FITR

Answer 1

•Ramadam comes BEFORE EID UL FITR
•time of reflection on allah and that he controls everything
•time to reflect on people who don’t have as much as them
•cards and gifts are sent with food and decorations
•Men attend EID prayers
It’s a family day

Question 2

EID UL ADHA

Answer 2

•festival of sacrifice at the end of hajj
•1/3 of lamb to fam that sacrifice lam , 1/3 to friends and family and 1/3 to poor
•PROPHET IBRAHIM dreamt to sacrifice his son ISHMEL and both agreed to do it for allah ISHMEL showed faithless to ALLAH
When IBRAHIM cut his sons throat he looked down and saw it was a lamb!

Question 3

SUNNI ASHURA

Answer 3

Celebrations and time for forgiveness
•day of atonement
The sins are forgiven
•remember key events such as birthday of prophets like Adam and ibrham and isa , , don’t accept whipping of bodies because body shouldn’t be harmed

Question 4

SHIA ASHURA

Answer 4

Based around sorrow
•mosques covered in black
•grandson of Muhammad who was killed in battle of karbeala paling with 77 others members of family •they wear black
•poems read about sorrow

Question 5

Shahadah

Answer 5

There is no god but allah and Muhammad is his messenger

They say this several times a day it is said at birth and death as well as the call to prayer

Question 6

Salah

Answer 6

Praying 5 times a day(sunrise noon afternoon after sunset and late evening each prayer says ‘allah akbar’ most men go to prayers on Friday

Question 7

Zakah

Answer 7

Donate their money zakah enocorage generosity -2.5% of money to charity to cleanse and to purify, anyone who gives feels satisfaction and love in hearts

Question 8

Sawm

Answer 8

Fasting during Ramadan , it teaches self discipline which brings Muslims closer to allah they don’t have to fast till age of 12 and old people don’t , also means no music sex and smoking meant to help muslins understand hunger so they are willing to help others and allah matters more than physical needs

Question 9

Hajj

Answer 9

Pilgrimage to Mecca , at least once in lifetime, as long as they can afford it , in Makkah as Muhammad lived there , they usually wear white clothing (Hiram) so they are equal and pure ,
•Kaaba is giant stone cube covered in black cloth and they circle it 7 times anti-clockwise (tawaf)
•next they walk between safa and Marwa 7 times and drink water from ZamZam well which allah have to hajar
•then go to mount Arafat to ask for forgiveness
•then spend night in muzdalifa.where they collect pebbles to throw at pillars in mina represent Shaytan, they have EID UL ADHA THE FESTIVAL OF SACRIFICE, and visit prophet mosque called Madirah