Islam Practices

Question 1

the five pillars

Answer 1

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

Question 2

The Ten Obligatory Acts

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

The Shahadah

Answer 3

Muslim declaration of faith. One of the 5 pillars

Question 4

Salah

Answer 4

prayer, preformed following a set routine

Question 5

Zakah

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Sawm

Answer 6

Fating from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadam

Question 7

Hajj

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Khums

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Jihad

Answer 9

To struggle. The personal or collective struggle against evil

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

ablution

Answer 11

ritual worshipping a person for prayer, called wudu

Question 12

mosque

Answer 12

The Muslim place of worship

Question 13

rak’ah

Answer 13

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

Question 14

recitation

Answer 14

reciting(saying aloud) verses of the Qur’an

Question 15

prostration

Answer 15

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

Question 16

mihrab

Answer 16

A niche in the wall indicating the direction of Makkah

Question 17

qiblah wall

Answer 17

the wall in the mosque that contains the mihrab

Question 18

Jummah

Answer 18

Friday prayer in the mosque, where a sermon is heard

Question 19

du’a

Answer 19

Personal prayer to Allah, not in Arabic

Question 20

How to prepare for Salah. (QUOTE)

Answer 20

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”

Question 21

Jummah Prayer (QUOTE)

Answer 21

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”

Question 22

Why Pray?(QUOTE)

Answer 22

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

Question 23

fasting

Answer 23

not eating or drinking

Question 24

Ramadan

Answer 24

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

alms

Answer 26

money or food given to the poor or needy

Question 27

Sadaqah

Answer 27

voluntary giving money or time

Question 28

Who benefits from Zakah?(QUOTE)

Answer 28

the Qur'an says; "Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and needy"

Question 29

pilgrimage

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Ka'aba

Answer 30

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

Question 31

ihram

Answer 31

a sacred state involving ritual washing, prayer and wearing white

Question 32

Hajji

Answer 32

someone who has completed the Hajj

Question 33

Arafat

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Safa and Marwa

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Muzdalifah

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Mina

Answer 36

where Muslims throw stones at the pillars to represent rejecting evil

Question 37

Zamzam

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Why go on Hajj?(QUOTE)

Answer 38

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

Question 39

greater jihad

Answer 39

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

Question 40

lesser jihad

Answer 40

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

Question 40

lesser jihad

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Holy War

Answer 41

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

Question 42

why should you defend your faith?(QUOTE)

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Id-ul-Adha

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Id-ul-Fitr

Answer 44

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

Question 45

Ashura

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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" "

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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"

Question 48

Why is Ashura important?(QUOTE)

Answer 48

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