ISLAMIC BELIEFS #2

Question 1

ID UL FITR

Answer 1

is the three day festival of fast breaking that happens at the end of Ramadan
in the morning families attend the mosque for id prayers. the imam will deliver a khutbah.

Question 2

what happens before id ul fitr

Answer 2

muslims pay zakah

Question 3

what did Muhammad call the festival of id ul fitr

Answer 3

the day of reward

Question 4

importance of id ul fitr

Answer 4

they forget past disagreements and they are thankful for allah for all he does for them
their thankfulness includes the success that allah has given them in completion of their fast
enables them to look forward to their rewardd in the day of judgemnet

Question 5

id ul adha-

Answer 5

festival of sacrifice

happens at the end of every year, this festival remembers the time allah provided a ram for Ibrahim to sacrifice

Question 6

what do u do in preparation for id ul adha

Answer 6

an animal selected for sacrifice
bismillah is said over it in the name of allah
once the animal is sacrificed the meat is roasted and split into three portions
at the start of the festival muslims complete wudu the festival begins with prayers and gifts and cards are given to each other

Question 7

significance of id ul adha

Answer 7

the festival is a demonstration of muslims willingness to make sacrifices for allah
it helps to develop the sense of ummah both in the gathering together for prayers and through the distribution of meat

Question 8

GHADDER

Answer 8

18TH of the islamic month of dhul- hijjah
this is the day on which the prophet Muhammad delivered his sermon
shias belive that on this day Muhammad appointed ali ibn abi talib as his successor

Question 9

sunni view on the day of ghadeer

Answer 9

sunni muslims do not accept the shia nterpretationof these events at ghadir. they agree that Muhammad was calling for ali to be respected but not to be as his successor.

Question 10

what do shia muslims do in celebration of ghadeer

Answer 10

they will peform wudu or take a bath in the morning, they will perform specific prayers at the mosque as part of this celebration

Question 11

significance of ghadeer

Answer 11

the festival is significant becaue it allows shia muslims to reaffirm their commitment to their imam ali

Question 12

ashura

Answer 12

is a shia festival. it takes palcce on the 10th of muharram in the first month of the Islamic year. it is a day that the prophet Muhammad dedicated for fasting sunset to sunset

Question 13

what two events does Ashura celebrate

Answer 13

the first is the day that noah left the ark

the second is the day that moses was saved from the Egyptians by allah

Question 14

what do shia muslims do on this day

Answer 14

during this special day shia participate in public expressions of mourning and grief. some whip themselves on the beach with chains beating their head or ritually cutting themsleves

Question 15

what do shia muslims remember of the day of ashura

Answer 15

the death of hussayn- he was the son of ali and the grandson of Muhammad.
many muslims make pilgrimages to hussayns tomb on this day

Question 16

significance of Ashura

Answer 16

hussayns death is generally understood by shias a symbol of the struggle against injustice and oppression
the mourning and whipping enables muslims to link themselves with hussayns suffereing and death
many shia believe this will help them on the day of judgement