Keywords

Question 1

Hajj

Answer 1

Pilgrimage to Makkah and the fifth Pillar of Islam

Question 2

Hijab

Answer 2

Head scarf worn by some Muslim women

Question 3

Jumu’ah (Jummah)

Answer 3

Friday prayers where the khutbah is read

Question 4

Khums

Answer 4

Tax in Shi’a Islam

Question 5

Madinah

Answer 5

Holy city in Saudi Arabia as the place where Muhammad set up the first Muslim community and the place where Muhammad is buried

Question 6

Makkah

Answer 6

Holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia with the great mosque housing the Ka’aba

Question 7

Mubah

Answer 7

An action which is neither forbidden nor recommended

Question 8

Nahi Anil Munkar

Answer 8

Forbidding what is evil

Question 9

Night of Power

Answer 9

The night Muhammad received the first revelation of the Qur’an

Question 10

Rak’ah

Answer 10

A sequence of prayer containing actions and recitations

Question 11

Ramadan

Answer 11

The holy month of fasting for 29/30 days

Question 12

Salah

Answer 12

Compulsory prayer five times a day and the Second Pillar of Islam

Question 13

Sawm

Answer 13

Pillar of Fasting

Question 14

Shahadah

Answer 14

Declaration of faith – to believe in one God and Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah

Question 15

Tabarra

Answer 15

Avoiding those who are against God

Question 16

Tawalla

Answer 16

Expressing love towards good making friends with those who love God

Question 17

Wajib

Answer 17

Something that is an obligatory duty for a Muslim

Question 18

Wuzu

Answer 18

The symbolic washing and purification of the mind and body before salah

Question 19

Zakah

Answer 19

Almsgiving to the poor which benefits the Muslim community