The 5 Pillars Of Islam Flashcards
Five pillars
Most important duties mandatory to Muslims
Shahadah
Declaration of faith
Salah
Obligatory daily prayer
Zakat
Charity
Sawm
Fasting during the month of Ramadan
Hajj
- Pilgrimage to Makkah (ka’ba)
- promotes togetherness and the unity of the ummah
Tawhid
The oneness of god
Monotheism
The belief/worship in one god
Shi’a Muslim pillars
1- salah 2-zakah 3-sawm 4-hajj 5-jihad 6-Khums 7-amr-bil maruf 8-nahi anil munkar 9- tawallah 10-tabarra
Jihad
- The struggle of keeping belief in god
- to defend Islam
Khums
- it is the 20% annual tax that is paid on any profit
- split between charities
- charities that support Islamic education and the descendants of Prophet Muhammad
Amr-bil maruf
- Refers to encouraging anything that is good
- anything that has been approved in Shari’ah law
Nahi anil munkar
-forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing wrong
Tawallah
-loving everyone
Tabarra
-disassociation with God’s enemies
Difference between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in shahadah is
Shias add on the phrase ‘and Ali is the friend of god’ to remember ali
Difference between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in salah is
- Shi’a pray with their hands by their side and on a piece of earth
- Sunni clasp their hands and can pray on any surface
- Sunni pray five prayers at five different times of the day
- Shi’a pray 5 prayers in 3 different times of the day
Difference between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in zakat is
-Shi’a muslims give extra khums
Difference between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in sawm is
-some Shi’a muslims fast a bit longer as they believe sunset is later than what the Sunni Muslims believe
Difference between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in hajj is
-Shi’a go on another minor pilgrimage to the tombs of the 12 imams
