Shia'a Islam Facts Flashcards
How many obligatory acts are there?
10
What is one?
Prayer (salah)
What is the second?
Fasting (sawm)
What is the third?
Almsgiving (zakah)
What is the fourth?
Pilgrimage (hajj)
What is the fifth?
Struggle (jhad)
What is the sixth?
Khums- 20 per cent tax on yearly earnings after decution of household expenses
What is the seventh?
Directing others towards good/ commanding what is just (Amr-bik-Maroof)
Eight?
Forbidding evil (nahi Anil Munkar)
Ninth?
Expressing love towards good- those in allah’s path (Tawalla)
Tenth?
Expressing hatred/dissociation with those who oppose Allah (Tabarra)
Does jihad apply to all Muslims?
Yes
How many of the ten obligatory acts don’t apply to Sunni Islam?
5-10 (last ones)
Shia Muslims also believe what should be added on extra to Zakah?
Khums
When in the day do Shia muslims pray?
Dawn Afternoon (together afternoon and late) Late afternoon Dusk (Together dusk and night) Night
How often do they pray in a day?
Three times
What is a Wuzu?
A room where you clean yourself before going to a mosque
Why do you have to use the wuzu? (Quote - eight Inman)
Imam al Ridha (the eight imam) says “so the servant is pure…. purified of filths and impurities and also because it does away with laziness and repels drowsiness and purifies the heart before standing in front of Allah.”
What did the first Inman (Inman Ali) day about sawm? (Quote and explanation)
“ bring to mind by your hunger and thirst in Ramadan, the hunger and thirst of judgment day.” This means the purpose of Ramadan is to experience the pain and hunger of the poor, in order to become more generous to the poor
What is the purpose of zakah? (Imam Ali)
To test the rich and provide for the poor, and that if all people paid their zakah, no one would be poor anymore
What is khums?
20 per cent tax
What does the fourth Inman (Inman abedin) say about why you should do hajj?
“Perform
