The Five Pillars, the Ten Obligatory Acts and the Shahadah

Question 1

Why are the five pillars important to Muslims? (2)

Answer 1

1. Main principles and beliefs on Islam

2. Seen to be the key to living a perfect Muslim life

Question 2

What are the five pillars?

Answer 2

1. Shahadah
2. Salah
3. Zakah
4. Sawn
5. Hajj

Question 3

What is Shahadah?

Answer 3

The declaration of faith

Question 4

What is Salah?

Answer 4

Prayer

Question 5

What is Zakah?

Answer 5

Charitable giving

Question 6

What is Sawm?

Answer 6

Fasting

Question 7

What is Hajj?

Answer 7

Pilgrimage

Question 8

What are the 10 Obligatory Acts of Islam? (Don’t include the 5 pillars)

Answer 8

1. Khums
2. Jihad
3. Amr- bil- Maruf
4. Nahi Anil Munkar
5. Tawallah
6. Tabarra

Question 9

Do Sunni Muslims follow the 10 Obligatory Acts of Islam?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Do Shi’a Muslims follow the 10 Obligatory Acts of Islam?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Do Sunni Muslims follow the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Do Shi’a Muslims follow the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Which pillar of Islam does the 10 Obligatory Acts not include?

Answer 13

Shahadah

Question 14

What is Khums? (3)

Answer 14

20% tax on income (1), half goes to charity (1) other half goes to Shi’a religious leaders (1)

Question 15

What is Jihad? (3)

Answer 15

The struggle to maintain the faith (1), live the life Allah has instructed (1), and defend Islam (1)

Question 16

What are the ways of following Jihad? (3)

Answer 16

1. Obeying the 5 pillars
2. Contributing to the community
3. Doing voluntary work

Question 17

What is Amr-bil-Maruf?

Answer 17

Encouraging people to do good

Question 18

What is Nahi Anil Munkar?

Answer 18

Discouraging people from doing what is wrong

Question 19

What is Tawallah?

Answer 19

To be loving towards the friends of God, including Muhammad and the Imams

Question 20

What is Tabarra?

Answer 20

Dissociating from the enemies of God

Question 21

How is Shahadah expressed?

Answer 21

“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah”

Question 22

Shahadah is the ____ for the other pillars/ obligatory acts

Answer 22

Foundation

Question 23

What extra part of the Shahadah do Shi’a Muslims say? What does this tell us about Shi’a Muslims? (2)

Answer 23

…and Ali is the friend of God” (1) Demonstrates the Shi’a belief that Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, was the true successor of Muhammad (1)