Islam Practices Flashcards

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Sunni - five pillars of Islam

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Shahadah - declaration of faith 
Salah - prayer
Zakah - charitable giving
Sawm - fasting
Hajj - pilgrimage
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Shi’a- the ten obligatory acts

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Salah - prayer
Sawm - fasting
Zakah - charitable giving
Khums - 20% tax
Hajj - pilgrimage
Jihad - the struggle to maintain the faith and defend Islam
Amr-bil-Maruf - encouraging people to do what is good
Nahi anil munkar - discouraging people from doing what is wrong
Tawakkah - be loving towards the friends of god
Tabarra - disassociating from the enemy’s of god

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What is the Shahadah and when is it said

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“There is no god but allah and Muhammad is his prophet”
Shi’a Muslims add “and Ali is a friend of god”
Said when a baby is born, in daily prayers and if possible the last words before they die

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Salah - how do Muslims prepare to pray

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  • separation of sexes
  • removal of shoes symbolising respect and practicality to keep the place clean
  • ablution, washing feet in special rooms, spiritual cleanliness is required to allow Muslims to focus fully on their prayers
  • clothing, body must be covered, wear topi or hijab to symbolise that allah only looks at the concerns of the heart not appearance
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Salah - how many times do Muslims pray a day

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Sunni - 5 times

Shi’a - 3 times

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Quote about Wudu

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“You who believe, when you are about to pray… wash your feet”

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Salah - direction of prayer

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Pray towards Mecca
All Muslims are physically and mentally focusing on one place associated with god
All moves have a mihrab which shows the direction of Mecca

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Salah prayer positions

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Muslims follow the rak’ah, a set prayer ritual
Involves standing, then kneeling, then putting your forehead on the ground as a sign of submission to Allah
Shi’a Muslims do this slightly differently and touch their foreheads to a clay or wooden tablet during the rak’ah

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Sawm quotes

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“Fasting is prescribed for you as it was for those before you that you may learn self-restraint”

“Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down to guide humanity… so everyone who is present during that month should spend it fasting”get

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Salah quotes

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“Call on me and I will answer you”

“He is with you wherever you may be”

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Zakah quotes

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“God is aware of whatever good you do”

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Hajj quotes

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“Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to god by people who are able to undertake it”

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Hajj performed

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  • entering state of ihram
  • circling the ka’aba
  • travelling to Arafat (between safa and Marwah) , then travel to Arafat, halfway they stop at mina
  • pray at Arafat
  • throw stones at Mina at the Jamarat, showing they reject the devil
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Greater jihad

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Personal inward stuggle to live in line with their faith

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Lesser jihad

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Outward struggle to defend Islam from threat

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Id-ul-fitr

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Marks the end of Ramadan
Say special prayers
Wears best clothes
Homes decorated special foods eaten

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Id-ul-adha

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Festival of sacrifice
Remembers prophet Muhammad sacrificing his son on god’s command
Willingness to carry out god’s command
Say special prayers
Wear best clothes
An animal is sacrificed
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Ashura(Shi’a)

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Remember tragic events of Karbala
Death of Husayn
Public expression of grief and mourning, cut themselves and beat themselves
Donate blood
Go on pilgrimage to Karbala to see the shrine of husayn

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Ashura (Sunni)

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Day of atonement, a day when Israelites were freed from slavery
Many fast voluntarily
Give to charity, show kindness