islamic practises

• What is the meaning of the five pillars of Islam?

  5 observances which must be practised and followed in order to live a good and responsible life.
• What are the five pillars of islam?


  • shahadah - declaration of faith
  • salah - prayer
  • zakat - charity
  • sawm - fasting
  • Hajj - pilgrimage
• For Sunni Muslims, what are the five pillars seen as ?

  pillars holding up the religion
• What is the shahadah?

  Muslim declaration of faith - repeated multiple times of the day so mind is always on Allah
• What is salah?

  compulsory prayer 5x a day if they are eligible to do so
• what is zakah?

  charitable giving - encourages generosity and compassion
• what is sawm?

  obligation to fast during ramadan - teaching self-discipline and closer with Allah
• What is the purpose of Ramadan


  • purify the soul
  • demonstrate solidarity with poor and needy
  • become more charitable
  • gain deeper understanding of islam
  • self-discipline
• What is Hajj?

  pilgrimage to Makkah - compulsory at least once in a lifetime for Muslims if fit and afford it
• what are the ten obligatory acts?


  1. salag
  2. zakah
  3. sawm
  4. hajj
  5. jihad
  6. khums
  7. amr-bil maruf
  8. nahi anil munkar
  9. tawalla
  10. tabarra
• what is jihad?


  the struggle to keep belief in Allah and follow his rules, to continue to follow the 5 pillars of islam successfully and defend islam
• what is greater Jihad

  personal struggle to live a good life
• what is the lesser jihad?

  struggle to defend islam against its enemies
• what is khums?

  20% annual tax paid on any profit of Shi'a Muslims. money splits between various charities supporting islamic education and needy
• What is Amr-bil Maruf?

  encouraging people to do what is good - anything approved by shari'ah law
• what is Nahi Anil Munkar?

  forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing what is wrong
• what is Tawallah?

  showing love - for God and those who follow him
• Tabarra

  disassociation with God's enemies from Shi'a muslims