Salah Flashcards
What is the call to prayer called and who is it performed by?
Adhan and it is performed by a muezzin from a minaret
How many times a day do sunni Muslims pray
5
How many times a day do Shi’a Muslims pray?
3
Why do shi’a Muslims only pray 3 times a day?
Because they combine the midday and afternoon prayers and the sunset and night prayers
Where can Muslims pray?
Many Muslim men go to their mosque to pray but prayers can be said in any clean place. Woman will often pray at home but if they do go to a mosque, they will pray separately from the men. In Muslim countries, schools and places of work. Will stop at prayer times.
Fajr
Pray just before sunrise
Zuhr
Pray just after midday
Asr
Pray in the afternoon
Maghrib
Pray just after sunset
Isha
Pray at night
Why do Muslims dedicate so much of their time to pray?
It’s another way of dedicating life to Allah, it shows you always have Allah on your mind and it shows you are obedient to Allah
What is the ritualistic washing called where Muslims spiritually clean themselves?
Wudu
Where do Muslims pray towards?
The kab’ah
What is Rak’ah
This is a set of actions and recitations
What does bowing and prostration express?
Humbleness in front of their creator, respect for their creator, it reminds Muslims that they are dependent upon God and this helps a Muslim be obedient to God
What are personal players called?
Du’a prayers
What are benefits of having structured set prayer?
You always have Allah in your mind thoughts and heart, it shows your dedication to Allah and it is guidance on how you pray
What are the problems with structured set prayer?
Inconvenient times, repetitive, it is hard to concentrate if interrupting something important and it is difficult to stick to in a non-Muslim country
What is Friday prayer called?
Jummah
Yawm al jummah
Arabic word for Friday. “Day of assembly”
What happens on Fridays for Muslims?
There is additional time for prayers to ensure people have the chance to go to a mosque. There is an expectation for my Muslim to go to the mosque. Muslims try to pray together on a Friday.
What is khutbah
A sermon held on Fridays
All the differences between Sunni and Shi’a prayer
They both pray different amounts a day, wordings of prayers is slightly different, our movements when praying are slightly different and
Shi’a use a clay tablet or wooden block as a headrest as they believe they should only bow down on a natural substance
Mihrab
A niche in the wall that shows the direction of Mecca
Qiblah wall
The wall in a mosque that contains the mihrab
