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islamic practices Flashcards

1
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5 pillars of islam in order

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1- shahadah
2- salah
3- zakah
4- sawm
5- hajj

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10 obligatory acts

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salah
sawm
zakah
hajj
khums
tawalla (loving good)
tabarra (hating evil)
amr bil maroof (encouraging what is right)
nahi anil munkar (forbidding what is wrong)
jihad

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importance of shahadah

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declaration of faith
reflection of Tawhid (oneness of God)
what makes one a muslim
shows acceptance and commitment to islam

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shahadah quote

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‘i declare that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger’

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shahadah for shia’s

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‘i declare that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger, and Ali was the successor of Muhammed’

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importance of Salah

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seek guidance
ask for forgiveness
talk to God
learn about islam

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salah quotes

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‘when you are engaged in prayer, you are holding an intimate conversation with God’

‘prayer keeps one from great sin and evil deeds’

‘seek help in patience and prayer’

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differences between sunni and shia prayer

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shia combine prayers
shia pray onto a clay/wooden block- believe they should prostrate onto a natural substance

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muezzin

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one who performs the call to prayer

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minaret

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tower which the call to prayer is performed

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jummah prayer quote

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‘when the call is proclaimed to prayer on a friday, hasten earnestly to the remembrance of Allah’

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wudu quote

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‘wash your faces and hands up to the elbows, and wipe your heads, and wash your feet up to the ankles’

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importance of Sawm

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teaches self-descipline
teaches patience
get closer with Allah and Islam
learn to prioritise Allah over food
allows them to empathise with poorer people

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Sawm quote

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‘fasting is prescribed for you so that you may guard against evil’

‘you should complete the period and magnify Allah for having guided you’

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difference in sawm between sunni and shia

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sunni eat when the sun is not visible, shia eat after the sun has fully set

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Lailat al qadr (the night of power)

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when the Quran was revealed to prophet Muhammed (revelation)
shows God communicating with muslims and offering his guidance

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lailat al qadr quotes

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‘the night of power is better than a thousand months’

‘it was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed as guidance for humankind’

18
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id al fitr

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festival of breaking the fast after ramadan
show gratitude to Allah for giving muslims the strength to fast

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id al adha

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commemorates prophet ibrahim willing to sacrifice ishmael
muslims slaughter an animal- give one third to poor, one third to friends/families, one third to themselves

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importance of zakah

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teaches gratitude
teaches kindness and honesty
encourages muslims to be humble and selfless
increases self-disipline

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zakah quote

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‘be steadfast in prayer, practise regular charity’

‘those who spend in charity will be richly rewarded’

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khums

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shia muslims give 20% of their earnings to orphans, the poor, travellers.

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what does zakah mean

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purified

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importance of hajj

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seek guidance
ask for forgiveness
get closer to God
learn about islam

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importance of ihram

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Ihram is the white garments worn by all men
it ensures equality and purification and unity

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rules of hajj

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no arguments
don’t kill anything
no perfume
no sex

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order of how hajj is performed

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  1. Tawaf (circling the ka’aba)
  2. Safa and Marwa
  3. Mount Arafat- stand in the heat, reminder of judgement day
  4. Muzdalifah- collect stones
  5. Mina- throw stones at the pillars symboling the devil
  6. back to ka’aba
28
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hajj quotes

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makkah is ‘full of blessing and guidance for all kinds of beings’

‘pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to god by humankind’

29
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define greater jihad

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the inward struggle- to become a better muslim and please god

30
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define lesser jihad

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the outward struggle- to defend islam physically

31
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when can jihad take place

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as self-defence
to free Muslims from oppression
to protect Muslims

32
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when can jihad NOT take place

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to make money
to force people to become Muslims
to gain political control

33
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‘allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear’

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34
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‘at the end of hardship comes ease’

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35
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Ashura

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Sunni- fast the day of ashura, commemorate when the israelites were freed from Egypt

Shia- whip themselves as a way of mourning the death of Husayn during the battle of karbala, re-enact plays of Husayns death, processions at marble arch

36
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‘indeed, Allah is with the patient’

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