Islamic Practices And Beliefs

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

To surrender, submit and show obedience.

Question 2

Malaikah

Answer 2

Belief in angels.

Question 3

Qu’ran

Answer 3

To recite.

Question 4

Monotheistic

Answer 4

Belief in only one god.

Question 5

Iman

Answer 5

Faith

Question 6

Tawhid

Answer 6

The oneness of God.

Question 7

Prophethood

Answer 7

Accepting the truth of Mohammed’s prophecies.

Question 8

Adalat

Answer 8

Belief in the divine justice.

Question 9

Prophet

Answer 9

Messenger of Allah.

Question 10

The Torah

Answer 10

Jewish Holy book

Question 11

Idolatry

Answer 11

The worship of a false god.

Question 12

Predestination

Answer 12

All events, past, present and future have been seen, willed and allowed by Allah.

Question 13

Resurrection

Answer 13

Come back as the same person

Question 14

Akhirah

Answer 14

Buried but still a conscious existence in a grave.

Question 15

Barzakh

Answer 15

Barrier where people will wait to be judged

Question 16

Declaration

Answer 16

A formal, public statement or announcement

Question 17

Shahada

Answer 17

1st of the 5 pillars of Sunni Islam.

The Muslim declaration of Faith.

Question 18

Niche

Answer 18

An indent in a wall of a Mosque. Made to face the Ka’aba.

Question 19

Rak’ah

Answer 19

A sequence of movements in ritual prayer.

Question 20

Recitation

Answer 20

Repeating a passage from the Qu’ran or a prayer from memory.

Question 21

Prostration

Answer 21

Kneeling and bowing down as low as possible to show submission to Allah.

Question 22

Submission

Answer 22

Accepting a superior force.

Question 23

Ablution

Answer 23

Washing before salah.

Question 24

Salah

Answer 24

Daily prayer.

Question 25

Wudu

Answer 25

Washing hands, face, feet, mouth, head before prayer.

Question 26

Jummah prayer

Answer 26

Midday prayer every Friday that all male Muslims must attend. The leader of the mosque gives a sermon about their obligations and duties to Allah.

Question 27

Jummah prayer

Answer 27

Midday prayer every Friday that all male Muslims must attend. The leader of the mosque gives a sermon about their obligations and duties to Allah.

Question 28

Zakah

Answer 28

Giving alms/money to charity. Sunni Muslims give 2.5%of their savings.

Question 29

Khums

Answer 29

Shi’a Muslims give 20% of profits to charity in addition to Zakah. Half of the money goes to charity and half goes to Shi’a religious leaders.

Question 30

Alms

Answer 30

Giving away money

Question 31

Sawm

Answer 31

Fasting during Ramadan.Only during daylight hours.

Question 32

Ramadan

Answer 32

The 9th month of the Muslim year.

Question 33

Fasting

Answer 33

Not eating or drinking for a time

Question 34

The night of power

Answer 34

The night when the first revelation of the Qu’ran was made to Muhammad from Angel Jibril.

Question 35

Hajj

Answer 35

A pilgrimage to Makkah. All Muslims try to do it once in their life.

Question 36

Id-ul-ASHA

Answer 36

The festival of sacrifice

Question 37

Id-ul-Fitr

Answer 37

The festival of breaking the fast that celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Question 38

Ashura

Answer 38

The day of remeberance

Question 39

Martyr

Answer 39

A person killed for their beliefs

Question 40

Mourning

Answer 40

Sorrow and sadness for someone’s death

Question 41

Greater Jihad

Answer 41

The personal inward struggle of all Muslims to live in line with the teachings of their faith and submit to Allah.

Question 42

Lesser Jihad

Answer 42

The outer struggle to defend one’s faith, family and country from threat.

Question 43

Holy War

Answer 43

Fighting for a religious cause or for God, probably controlled by a religious leader.

Question 44

Amr-bil-Maruf

Answer 44

Encouraging people to do what is good

Question 45

Nahi Anil Munkar

Answer 45

Discouraging people from doing what is wrong

Question 46

Tawallah

Answer 46

To be loving towards the friends of Allah, including Muhammad and the Imams

Question 47

Tabarra

Answer 47

Dissociating from the enemies of Allah

Question 48

Allahu Akbar

Answer 48

“God is greatest”

Question 49

Zabur

Answer 49

The Psalms

Question 50

Tawrat

Answer 50

The Jewish Torah

Question 51

Wearing white during Hajj to show equality

Answer 51

Ummah

Question 52

Walking around the Ka’aba 7 times anticlockwise

Answer 52

Tawlif

Question 53

Where Muslims collect stones and say prayers (on Hajj)

Answer 53

Muzdalifa

Question 54

The festival of sacrifice

Answer 54

Id-al-Adha

Question 55

Risalah

Answer 55

Prophethood- messages coming from Allah