Practices Flashcards
Shahada
Deceleration of faith
“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger “
Sawm
Fasting during Ramadan
Zakah
Giving 2.5% of savings to charity
Muslims believe everything they have has been given by God
Purifies one’s heart of greed
Khums
In 10 obligatory acts, 20% tax to religious leaders
Jihad
Struggle to live as God wants (10 obligatory acts)
Nahi Anil Munkar
Forbidding what’s wrong (10 obligatory acts)
Tawalla
Expressing love towards good (10 obligatory acts)
Tabarra
Expressing hate towards evil (10 obligatory acts)
Which other 4 pillars are part of the 10 obligatory acts
Salah
Sawm
Hajj
Zakah
Mu’adhdhin
Muslim official who calls the Adhan
Qiblah
Direction of the Kaabah in which Muslims face during prayer
Minaret
A slim tower part of a mosque which has a balcony where the muezzin gives the second call for prayer (in some Muslim countries)
Adhan
First call for Muslims to enter the mosque for prayer, can be heard on loudspeakers in Muslim countries
Muezzin
Person who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret in the mosque
Iqamah
Call to prayer recited just before the start of Salah, second call following the Adhan and read by the same person (muezzin/ mu’adhdhin- same thing)
Wudu
Act of performing ablution to prepare for prayer
Quote for Sawm
“Fasting has…”
“Fasting has been prescribed for you… so that you may become mindful of God”
Quote for Sawm/ Ramadan
“He wants…”
“He wants you to complete the prescribed period and to glorify Him for having guided you”
Quote for Sadaqah
“Every…”
“Every act of goodness is charity”
Quote for Du’a
“I respond…”
“ I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon me… so let them believe in me that they may be rightly guided”
Quote for Wudu
“Allah loves…”
“Allah loves those who turn to him and who care for cleanliness”
