Islamic practises

Question 1

The 5 pillars

Answer 1

Shahadah - declaration of faith
Salah - prayer
Zakah - charitable giving
Sawn - fasting
Hajj - pilgrimage

Question 2

the 10 obligatory acts

Answer 2

• Salah
• Sawn
• Zakah
• Khums
• Hajj
• jihad
• Amr-bil-Maruf
• Nahi Anil Munkar
• Tawallah
• Taberra

Question 3

Shahadah in Shi’a Islam

Answer 3

add the phrase ‘and Ali is the friend of God.’ - ad they believe that the cousin was the true successor.

Question 4

Wudu

Answer 4

The ritual washing before prayer

Question 5

Mihrab

Answer 5

A niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Makkah

Question 6

Qiblah wall

Answer 6

the wall in a mosque that contains the mihrab

Question 7

Quote about wudu

Answer 7

‘you who believe, when you are about to pray, wash your faces and your hands up to your elbows… wash your whole body.’

Question 8

Rak’ah

Answer 8

Sequence of movements during ritual prayer

Question 9

Prostration

Answer 9

Kneeling with the forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touching the floor. - In submission to Allah.

Question 10

Jummah Prayer

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Personal prayer quote

Answer 11

‘Your lord says,’call on Me and I will answer you’’

Question 12

Significance of prayer 🤲 🙏

Answer 12

• What Allah has commanded
• 5 pillars
• Brings the Ummah together

Question 13

The night of power

Answer 13

• Marks the beginning of the revelation to Muhammad.

Question 14

Exceptions to fasting

Answer 14

• pregnant women
• nursing mothers
• children
• ill

Question 15

Charity aspect of Ramadan

Answer 15

• Reminder of what the poor feel.
• Many Muslims pay Zakah at this time.

Question 16

Quote about the Night of Glory

Answer 16

‘The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months ‘

Question 17

Zakah deifnition

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Khums definition

Answer 18

a 20% tax payed by Shi’a muslims on their excess income

Question 19

The origins of Zakah quote

Answer 19

‘God is well aware of the good that you do’

Question 20

Sadaqah

Answer 20

good actions or voluntary payments that are undertaken for charitable reasons

Question 21

Significance of Zakah

Answer 21

• duty to God
• Not greedy
• strengthens Ummah
• concern into actions

Question 22

Pilgrimage quote

Answer 22

‘Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it.’

Question 23

Ihrim

Answer 23

• a state entered before Hajj
• washing, praying, clothing

Question 24

Significance of Hajj

Answer 24

• spiritual information
• relationship with Allah
• Inner peace
• Self-discipline
• Unity and Equality
• Leads to forgiveness of sins

Question 25

Jihad

Answer 25

A struggle against evil 😈

Question 26

Why is Id-ul-fitr important

Answer 26

Muslims break fast

Question 27

Why is Id-ul-Adha important

Answer 27

Honours the prophet Ibrahim
they sacrifice animals in remembrance of him sacrificing his son.
1/3 of animal to family
1/3 of animal to poor