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Islam Practices Flashcards

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the five pillars

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5 duties for Sunni Muslims: Salah, Zakah , Hajj, Sawm and Shahadah

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The Ten Obligatory Acts

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10 duties for Shi’a Muslims: Salah , Zakah, Sawm, Hajj , Jihad, khums, encouraging good, discouraging wrong, showing love for God and people, disassociation with enemies of God.

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The Shahadah

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Muslim declaration of faith. One of the 5 pillars

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Salah

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prayer, preformed following a set routine

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Zakah

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Giving alms, a duty to make a charitable payment of 2.5% of savings each year

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Sawm

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Fating from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadam

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Hajj

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the annual pilgrimage to Makkah; remembering the actions of Ibrahim and Hajira. Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime

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Khums

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Alms giving for Shi’a Muslims in addition to Zakah, an extra 20% of savings paid

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Jihad

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To struggle. The personal or collective struggle against evil

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Why do you need to do more than believe?(QUOTE)

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“Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord”

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ablution

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ritual worshipping a person for prayer, called wudu

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mosque

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The Muslim place of worship

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rak’ah

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actions and ritual movements made during prayer consisting of recitation, standing, bowing and prostration

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recitation

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reciting(saying aloud) verses of the Qur’an

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prostration

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kneeling with forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touching the floor, in submission

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mihrab

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A niche in the wall indicating the direction of Makkah

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qiblah wall

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the wall in the mosque that contains the mihrab

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Jummah

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Friday prayer in the mosque, where a sermon is heard

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du’a

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Personal prayer to Allah, not in Arabic

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How to prepare for Salah. (QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “…when you rise to prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbow and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles”

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Jummah Prayer (QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “When called for the prayer on the day of Jumu’ah, then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade”

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Why Pray?(QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “Our Lord says, “Call me on and i will answer you” “

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fasting

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not eating or drinking

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Ramadan

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The ninth month of the Islamic calendar

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Why is the Qur’an read on the Night of Power?(QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “Proclaim! In the name of thy lord and Cherisher, who created-created man, out of a clot of congealed blood. Proclaim! And thy Lord id Most Bountiful! He who taught the pen taught man that which he knew not

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alms

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money or food given to the poor or needy

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Sadaqah

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voluntary giving money or time

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Who benefits from Zakah?(QUOTE)

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the Qur’an says; “Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and needy”

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pilgrimage

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A religious journey to a holy site/sacred place, it is an act of worship and devotion

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Ka’aba

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A black cube-shaped building in the centre of the Grand mosque in Makkah. All Muslims face towards it as they pray

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ihram

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a sacred state involving ritual washing, prayer and wearing white

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Hajji

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someone who has completed the Hajj

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Arafat

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The place where prophet Muhammad preached his last sermon and pilgrims gather to pray

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Safa and Marwa

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The two hills Muslims walk between 7 times at Hajj. Remembering Hajira’s search for water

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Muzdalifah

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The place where Muslims hold a night of prayer and rest during Hajj

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Mina

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where Muslims throw stones at the pillars to represent rejecting evil

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Zamzam

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A well that appeared miraculously during Hajira’s search for water

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Why go on Hajj?(QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it”

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greater jihad

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the personal inward struggle of all Muslims to live by teaching of their faith

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lesser jihad

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the outward struggle to defend faith, family and country from threat, carried according to strict rules

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lesser jihad

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the outward struggle to defend faith, family and country from threat, carried according to strict rules

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Holy War

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war tht is believed to be sanctioned by God and comes with religious reward

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why should you defend your faith?(QUOTE)

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The Qur’an says; “To anyone who fights in God’s way, whether killed or victorious, we shall give a great reward”

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Id-ul-Adha

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a celebration of the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah

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Id-ul-Fitr

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the celebration at the end of Ramadan that marks the end of fasting

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Ashura

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1) An important Shi’a festival remembering the battle of Karbala and the death of Hussein.
2) A minor Sunni festival celebrating the day of atonement when the slaves were freed from Egypt

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Why is Id-ul-Fitr a celebration?(QUOTE)

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In the Hadith Muhammad says: “ Angels on the day of Eid stand at the alleys and paths and say, “rush to the generous Llord who gives great blessings and forgives great sins” “

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What happens on Id-ul-Fitr/Id-ul-Adha?(QUOTE)

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In the Hadith Muhammad says: “Id-ul-Fitr is the first day when you break your fast and
Id-ul-Adha is the day when you offer sacrifices”

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Why is Ashura important?(QUOTE)

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In the Hadith Muhammad says: “Fasting the day of Ashura, I hope, will atone for the sins of the previous year”

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