Learning Facts and Prayer

Question 1

What do Muslims do whilst standing during prayer?

Answer 1

Muslims recite the first chapter from the Qu’ran.

Question 2

What do Muslims say whilst bowing during prayer?

Answer 2

‘Glory be to my lord who is the very greatest.’ x3

Question 3

Why do Muslims go full to the ground during prayer?

Answer 3

Muslims make their forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touch the floor to show obedience of God.

Question 4

When kneeling during prayer what can Muslims do?

Answer 4

Add personal prayers if they want to.

Question 5

What is Rakah?

Answer 5

A sequence of movement is ritual prayer which consist of a sequence of actions and recitations. Different numbers of Rakah’s are required at different times of prayer.

Question 6

What type of Muslims are required to pray five times during the day?

Answer 6

Sunni Muslims

Question 7

How are the times of prayer worked out each day?

Answer 7

From the times of sunrise to sunset so they change slightly each day.

Question 8

What do Muslims refer to based on where they are in the world so the times are right?

Answer 8

Prayer timetables

Question 9

Fajr- Just before____

Answer 9

Sunrise

Question 10

Zuhr just after _____

Answer 10

Midday

Question 11

_____ afternoon

Answer 11

Asr

Question 12

______-just after sunset

Answer 12

Maghrib

Question 13

______ night

Answer 13

Isha

Question 14

The _____ prayer is earlier in the summer than the winter because sunrise is ______.

Answer 14

First, earlier

Question 15

How many times a day do Shi’a Muslims pray in a day and why?

Answer 15

They pray 3 times a day because they combine the midday and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers.

Question 16

What is important for Muslims to be before they pray?

Answer 16

Spiritually clean

Question 17

This is achieved by ritual detailed _____ in order to make sure they do this properly.

Answer 17

Instructions

Question 18

‘You who believe, when you are about to pray, wash your _____and your _____ up to your ______ , wipe your hands, wash your feet up to the ankles and if required, wash your whole body.’ Qur’an 5:6

Answer 18

Faces, hands, elbows, body

Question 19

Why do Mosques have two special rooms set aside for washing?

Answer 19

One for men and one for women.

Question 20

This illustrates that it is not ____ cleanliness that is required for _____ cleanliness.

Answer 20

Physical, spiritual