Islam P

Question 1

Why is salah important for muslims

Answer 1

it allows Muslims to communicate with Allah

Question 2

five key things in salah

Answer 2

perform wudu
pray five times each day at set times
face Makkah
perform certain actions 
recite in Arabic

Question 3

What does taqwa mean

Answer 3

closeness to Allah SWT

Question 4

Salah

“Wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows….

Answer 4

Wash your faces and your hands up to your elbows, wipe your head, wash your feet up to ankles

Question 5

Salah

“Your lord says….

Answer 5

“Your lord says call on me and I will answer you”

Question 6

Salah

Cleanliness is…..

Answer 6

Cleanliness is half of faith”

Question 7

What does Niyyah mean

Answer 7

The right intention for prayer

Question 8

What do muslims recite when praying

Answer 8

Glory to Allah

Question 9

What is qiblah

Answer 9

Facing the direction of the ka’aba

Question 10

Qiblah wall

Answer 10

the wall of the mosque that is closest to Makkah

Question 11

Prostration

Answer 11

Bowing down to the ground showing submission of God

Question 12

Jummah

Answer 12

friday prayer

Question 13

Du’a

Answer 13

Personal prayer that is done additional to salah

Question 14

What is the difference between Sunni and Shi’a when praying?

Answer 14

Shi’a muslims use natural elements like clay to pray on instead of prayer mats and shi’a muslims also combine prayers

Question 15

Why is zakah important for muslims

Answer 15

Helping each other is seen as helping Allah and fulfilling a duty to God

Question 16

Sadaqah

Answer 16

An act of good will

Question 17

Khums

Answer 17

Performed by Shi’a muslims, giving 20 per cent of their savings to charities

Question 18

Zakah

“God is well aware….

Answer 18

God is well aware of whatever good you do

Question 19

Ihram

Answer 19

the state of purity before going on Hajj.

Question 20

How do muslims show ihram

Answer 20

male pilgrims wear white cloth

Question 21

What is Tawaf

Answer 21

On the first day of pilgrimage pilgrims walk around the ka’bah 7 times anticlockwise while repeating prayers

Question 22

MIna

Answer 22

Muslims travel to mina. The next morning they travel to Arafat and stay from noon until dusk, praising Allah. This represents what it will be like on the Day of Judgement

Question 23

Muzdalifah

Answer 23

They throw small stones at three pillars called Jamarat, which represent the Devil.

Question 24

Meaning of Jihad

Answer 24

To struggle in the way of Allah

Question 25

Greater Jihad

Answer 25

Personal struggle

Question 26

Lesser Jihad

Answer 26

Struggle to defend Islam

Question 27

Jihad

“God is the

Answer 27

God is the most forgiving and merciful

Question 28

Jihad

We are finished with the lesser Jihad

Answer 28

We are finished with the lesser jihad, now we are starting the greater jihad

Question 29

What are the conditions for lesser Jihad

Answer 29

It must be approved by a religious leader

Question 30

origins of Eid ul Adha

Answer 30

prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when ordered to by Allah

Question 31

Origins of Eid ul fitr

Answer 31

Commemorates the end of ramadan

Question 32

Origins of Ashura

Answer 32

commemorates the death of Husayn

Question 33

What do Shi’a muslims do on ashura

Answer 33

Wear black

Go to parades on the streets

Question 34

The five pillars

Answer 34

Shahadah
Salah
Zakat
Sawm
Hajj

Question 35

The ten obligatory acts

Answer 35

Salah
Zakat
Sawm
Hajj
Jihad
Khums
Amr bil maruf
Nahil anil munkar
Tabarra
Tawallah