the ten obligatory acts

• the ten obligatory acts are:

  • salah
  • sawm
  • zakah
  • hajj
  • jihad
  • khums
  • Amr-bil-Maroof
  • Nahil Anril Munkar
  • tawalia
  • tabarra
• • salah - committing to daily prayer five times a day
• • sawm - fasting from dawn to dusk, especially during Ramadan
• • zakah - giving wealth to help poor, usually 2.5%
• • hajj - pilgrimage to Makkah
• • jihad - struggle to keep belief in Allah and defend Islam
• • khums - 20% annual tax, given to education and descendants of Muhammad who are in need
• • Amr-bil-Maroof - encouraging people to do what is good
• • Nahil Anril Munkar - forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing what is wrong
• • tawalia - showing love for God and for those who follow him
• • tabarra - disassociation from impure people and those who oppress others
• • the ten obligatory acts are followed by Shi'a Muslims
• differences in salah between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims:

  • Shi'a Muslims will combine prayers, so will sometimes pray three times a day
  • Sunni Muslims only combine prayers for good reason, such as travelling
  • Shi'a Muslims will use natural elements, such as clay where they will rest their head