Islamic Practises Flashcards

1
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5 pillars

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Shahada - deceleration of faith
Salah- prayer
Sawm- fasting
Zakah- charity
Hajj- pilgrimage

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2
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Ten obligatory acts

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Shia
All 5 pillars except shahadah

Jihad
Tawallah
Tabarra

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3
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What they say in shahada

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There is no god but allah and muhammed is the prophet of allah

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4
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When is shahadah said

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Birth
Death
Conversion

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5
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Why is shahadah important

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Required to join Muslim community

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6
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Rakah

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Sequence of movement during prayer
Stand - bow- upright - bow -kneel- sit

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7
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Jummah prsyer

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Friday prayer for men

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8
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Wudu

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Prepare for prayer
Washing hands
Clean feet
Cleanse soul

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9
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Importance of salah

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Connection to god
God commanded Muslims to do it
United Muslims the ummah

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10
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Requirement for prayer

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Sunni- 5 times a day
Shia - 3
Pray in direction of Meccah using a mirahb
Led by imam

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11
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Importance of sawm

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Quaran reveleaed to muhammed
Requires self discipline- submission to god
Reminds them of suffering of others

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12
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Muslims do in sawm

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Fast during daylight hours for a whole month
Give up smoking and sex
Focus on god
Those who are pregnant and have health conditions are dismissed

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13
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Night of power

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Quaran revealed to muhammed
They devote there time studying the quaran

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14
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Zakah

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Compulsory giving of 2.5 percent of income to poor
Important to know everything comes from god
Purifies soul

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15
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Khums

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Muslims donate 20 percentage of exceed charities to income

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16
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Hajj

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A pilgrimage Muslims should take at least once in life

17
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Story leading to hajj

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Prophet Ibrahim got told to take his wife and son to Arabia on there own
-they ran out of foods after a while
-hajjra ran between hills to find a well and god provided a well
Ibrahim built the khabba

18
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Ihram

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Sacred state befell hajj for ritual washing and putting clothes

19
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Circling the khabba

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Anti clockwise seven times and recite the pilgrims prayer

20
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Arafat

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Sit and pray in heat
Reminder of judgement day

21
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Pebbles of Mina

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Throw stones at the devil representing temptation

22
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Return to Makkah

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Circle khabba 7 more times and spend two nights in Mina

23
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Importance of hajj

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Spiritual transformation bring awareness to god
Teaches sincerity and humility and inner peace
Shows self discipline whilst emphasising unity and equality
Reminds Muslim of faith

24
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I’d ul fitr

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Festival of breaking the fast
Gather in mosques to pray
Wear best clothes east food and celebrate

25
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I’d ul adha

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End of hajj
Celebrated ibrahims sacrifice
Slaughter a ram

26
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Ashura to shia Muslims

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Remember the death of husayn
Day of mourning
Re enactments of story
Donate blood

27
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Ashura to Sunni Muslims

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Day of atonement
When Moses freed the Israel people
Fats, give charity