Islamic practices

• Zakat - A mandatory charitable donation given by Muslims as part of their religious duty.
• what is a teaching of the shahadah?

  ‘I bear witness there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is His messenger’
• What is the Shahadah?

  • Declaration of faith

  • Said at birth, death and reversion, in battle

  • Emphasis Tawhid
• What is Salah?

  • Prayer 5 times a day

  • Wudu- ritual cleansing

  • Face Mecca (qibla) and state ‘Allahu akbar’

  • D’ua- personal prayers

  • Friday prayers at the mosque (men) =jummah
• What are teachings for Salah?

  • ‘The first thing a person will be judged on is prayer’

  • Night journey- reduced prayer from 50 times to 5 times a day by prophet Muhammed as god is ‘most-merciful’
• What is zakat?

  • Compulsory 2.5% donation of wealth to charity

  • Zakat foundation- gave money to Grenfell

  • Voluntary extra donation is sadaqah
• What are teachings for zakat?

  ‘Those who help the poor are warriors for God’s cause’
• What is the pillar of sawm?

  • Fasting during ramadan

  • No eating/ drinking during daylight hours

  • Evening meal is iftar

  • Morning meal to provide energy for the day is suhoor

  • Month of Night of Power

  • Read qur’an everyday

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• What are teachings for sawm?

  • ‘Those who fast are close to God’

  • Shaytan is chained during Ramadan

  ->no temptation
• What is the pillar of Hajj?

  Pilgrimage to Mecca, Kaaba. Circle Kaaba 7 times- tawaf. Drink holy water from zam zam well. Collect pebbles from mount Arafat. throw stones at pillars of Jamarat. Sacrifice an animal.
• Why do Muslims travel to Mecca in Hajj?

  Mecca was prophet Muhammed’s home
• Why do Muslims wear white robes during hajj?

  To enter a state of purity only focusing on God (Ihram).
• Why do Muslims circle the Kaaba 7 times during Hajj?

  As Muhammed circled the Kaaba that amount of times destroying the false idols. Shows tawhid
• Why do Muslims drink water from the zam zam well during Hajj?

  To remember the angel showing Hajar the water
• Why do Muslims collect pebbles from Mount Arafat during Hajj?

  Place where Prophet Muhammed did his final sermon- ‘do the hajj, if you can afford it’
• Why do Muslims throw stones at the pillars of Jakarta during Hajj?

  To remember Ibrahim throwing stones and rejecting Shaytan