Islam practices key vocab

Question 1

Day of Ashura

Answer 1

and death of Husayn on this day

Question 2

Fasting (sawm)

Answer 2

Not eating or drinking for a certain length of time, usually for a religious reason

Question 3

Greater Jihad

Answer 3

Personal, internal, struggle of all Muslims to live in line with the teachings of their faith

Question 4

Hajj

Answer 4

The annual pilgrimage to Makkah that every Muslims should make at least once in their life

Question 5

Hajji

Answer 5

Someone who has completed Hajj

Question 6

Holy War

Answer 6

Fighting for a religious cause or God

Question 7

Id-ul-Adha

Answer 7

A Muslim festival that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son for God

Question 8

Id-ul-Fitr

Answer 8

A Muslim festival that celebrates the end of Ramadan

Question 9

Jihad

Answer 9

A struggle against evil — can be inward personal struggle or an outward collective struggle

Question 10

Jummah prayer

Answer 10

A weekly communal prayer performed after midday on Friday, which includes a sermon

Question 11

Ka’aba

Answer 11

The cube shaped building in the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah; the holiest place in Islam

Question 12

Khums

Answer 12

A 20% tax paid by Shi’a Muslims on their excess income (profit)

Question 13

Lesser Jihad

Answer 13

Outward struggle to defend one’s faith, family and country from threat

Question 14

Mihrab

Answer 14

A niche in a wall that indicates the direction of Makkah, in a mosque

Question 15

Pilgrimage

Answer 15

A journey by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons; an act of worship or devotion

Question 16

Prostration

Answer 16

Kneeling with the forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touching the floor in submission to God.

Question 17

Qiblah Wall

Answer 17

The wall in a mosque that contains the mihrab

Question 18

Rak’ah

Answer 18

A sequence of movements in ritual prayer

Question 19

Ramadan

Answer 19

The ninth month of the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims have to fast from dusk to sunset

Question 20

Recitation

Answer 20

Repeating a passage of text from memory

Question 21

Sadaqah

Answer 21

Good actions or voluntary payments that are undertaken for charitable reasons

Question 22

Sal ah

Answer 22

Prayer with and in worship of God, performed under conditions set by the prophet Muhammad

Question 23

Shahadah

Answer 23

Muslim declaration of faith

Question 24

The Five Pillars

Answer 24

The five most important duties for all Muslims: to believe, to pray, to give to charity, to fast and to go on pilgrimage.

Question 25

The Night of Power

Answer 25

1. The night when the fast revelation of the Qur’an was made to Muhammad 2. The festival that marks the start of God’s by revelation to Muhammad.

Question 26

The Ten Obligatory Acts

Answer 26

10 important duties for Shi’a Muslims which include the five pillars

Question 27

Wudu

Answer 27

Ritual washing before prayer

Question 28

Zakah

Answer 28

Purification of wealth by giving 2.5% of savings each year to the poor