The Ten Obligatory Acts Flashcards
1
Q
What is Salah?
A
Prayer.
2
Q
What is Sawm?
A
Fasting.
3
Q
What is Zakah?
A
Charitable giving.
4
Q
What is Kuhms?
A
a 20% tax on income once all expenses are deducted. Half goes to charity and half does to Shi’a religious leaders.
5
Q
What is Hajj?
A
Pilgrimage.
6
Q
What is Jihad?
A
The struggle to maintain the faith of Islam.
7
Q
What is Amr-bil-maruf?
A
Encouraging people to do what is good.
8
Q
What is Nahi Anil Munkbar?
A
Discouraging people from doing what’s wrong.
9
Q
What is Tawallah?
A
To be loving towards the friends of God, including Muhammad and the Imams.
10
Q
What is the Tabarra?
A
disassociating from the enemies of God.
