islamic practices Flashcards

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quote on adam

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“be dutiful to your Lord, who created you from a single person”

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quotes on Muhammad

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“I leave behind me two things, The Quran and My Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.”
“Feed the hungry, Visit the sick, Set free captives.”

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quote on Allahs omnipotence

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“there is no God but he, the creator of all things”

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quote on Allahs justness

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“Stand up for justice as a witness to God”

“God commands justness and fair dealing”
Al muqsit name

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Quote on Allahs mercy

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“He forgives all sins”

AL-RAHEEM the merciful

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Quote on Adalat

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“We do not lay a burden on anyone beyond his capacity”

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When is Shadahah said

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at birth and death
Adhan/call to prayer
Converting to Islam
when waking up and about to sleep

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Night Journey

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Muhammad laughed at for believing in multiple Gods (muslims will face challenges)
Muhammad heart purified by Gabriel and travelled to Jerusalem and met prophets
First heaven is stars and space visible from Earth
Muhammad told he would be known as a great prophet (al-qadr)
Muhammad asked God to lower daily prayers from 50 to 5 (god listens)

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Wudu, Mihrab and Qiblah wall

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Wudu: ritual cleansing before Salah
Mihrab: nice in the wall that indicated direction of Makkah
Qiblah wall: wall in mosque containing the Mihrab

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Quotes on Salah

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“Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”

“if one of you sleeps and misses a prayer, or forgets it, let him offer the prayer when he remembers”

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Quote on Wudu

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“cleanliness is half of faith” - hadith

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Salah differences Shia and Sunni

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Sunni only combine daily prayers if they have good reason

Shia freedom to combine certain prayers, eg midday&afternoon, so only pray 3 times

Shia often pray on ground/clay like Muhammad did

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Stages of Salah:

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Each movement preceded by “God is Great”
Takbir: face Makkah and make intention to pray: “Allahu akhbar”
Qiyaam: hands on navel. Ask for supplication and protection
Ruku (bow down)
Prostration: “glory be to God the most high”
Tashahhud: repeat Shahadah
peace to right &left: end prayer and “peace be upon you” to angels on both sides

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Salah in congregation quote

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“Salah in congregation is twenty seven times more rewarding that Salah performed individually”

Jummah |(Friday prayer)

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Beliefs about Ramadan

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Quran revealed to Muhammad during Ramadan
Gates of Heaven open
Gates of Hell close
The Devil is chained up

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Quotes on sawm

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“decreed upon you is fasting… that you may becoem righteous”

“whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then an equal number of days [to be made up]. And those who are unable to fast, a ransom of freeding a poor person [each day]”

Saudi Arabian football team site travel as reason for postponing their fast

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Sadaqah

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Charity of giving timevoluntarily.

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Prophets final sermon important quotes

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“he will indeed reckon your deeds” - judgement day

“women… also have rights over you”, “treat your women well and be kind to them” equality

“an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab”

“Muslims constitute on brotherhood” - Ummah

“no prophet or apostle will come after me”

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Nisab

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Figure which you have to be earning more than to be required to give Zakah

two standards, gold is used more often
Gold Nisab: $2200
Silver Nisab $200

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Zakah quotes

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“be steadfast in prayer and giving”
“God is well aware of whatever good you do”
“thsoe who hoard gold and silver… give them tidings of a painful punishment”

hadith “he who eats and drinks while his brother goes hungry is not one of us”

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Khums origin

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Grandfather of Muhammad discovered buried treasure acting upon Gods command. Gave 20% to way of God and kept the rest. Tradition passed down to Muhammad

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Hajj quote

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

-2.5 million pilgrims a year. Once a year

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Hajj origin

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4000 years go, Ibrahim told to take his wife and son to Arabia by God. Supplies ran out and they started starving. Son (Ishmael)strikes foot in ground and finds water miraculously and trades it for supplies. Well of Zamzam

Ibrahim told by God to build the Ka’aba to worship him.

Muhammad journeys from Madinah to Makkah with many Muslims. Known as first pilgrimage

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What happens in Hajj

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STATE OF IHRAM
-pilgrims enter a pure state. washing & praying. Ihram clothing: pure white symbolising equality &purity

CIRCLING THE KA’ABA
-Pilgrims circle Kaaba 7 times. “Here I am Lord, at your service, praise and blessings be to you”
-try to touch it if possible to acknowledge

TRAVELLING TO ARAFAT
-13 miles. collect water from well of Zamzam. Stop at night at Mina to read Quran & pray

STANDING AT ARAFAT
-stand under heat: represents judgement day
-God forgives all those standing if they know what they did wrong and plan to do no more sin

THROWING PEBBLES AT MINA
-muslims collect 49 pebbles to use at Mina
-stone walls “Jamarat” represents temptation and devil. Pilgrims throw stones at this to show denial

RETURNING TO MAKKAH
-circle 7 more times, reflect on Gods blessings

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Lesser Jihad requirements:

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just cause
last resort
Protect Allahs creation
Restore peace
controlled by religious leader
not act of aggression or for territory

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quotes on Jihad

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“fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah… knoweth all things”
“Repel evil with what is better”
“Enter absolutely into peace. Do not follow in the footsteps of satan”

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Festival Ashura

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mark death of Imam Hussein (Muhammad grandson) who died in battle vs Syria
Shias believe Hussein it the third Imam and a martyr

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How is Ashura celebrated

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Sunni:
Voluntary fasting (Muhammad nominated it as a day of fasting”
Give to charity and show kindness to the poor
Not as solemn an occassion as it is for Shias

Shia:
Public ecpressions of grief, eg beating themselves in attempt to connect with Husseins suffering
Reenactments/plays for events at Karbala
UK religious leaders encourage donating blood instead of beating selves

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Id-ul-Fitr

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After Ramadan
Festival of thanksgiving
Special chraity given
Special Prayer
Wear best clothes

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Eid-ul-Adha

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After Hajj. Festival of sacrifice
Sacrifice a lamb in commemoration of Ibrahims loyalty to Allah
Special id prayer
Wear best clothes

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Story of Ibrahim

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God told him to kill his son. trusted him and god replaced son with a goat

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Night of power

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Muhammad illiterate but intelligent - cant change words
-heart is purified
-given by angel Jibril
-took 23 years for message to be finished
-“the night of decree is better than a thousand months” - prayer and good deeds

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Who created angel messangers with 2 3 4 wings

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