Living the Muslim life

• The Ten Obligatory Acts are followed by Shi’a Muslims.
• These combine four of the Five Pillars of Islam with jihad, which applies to all Muslims.
• The final five obligatory acts differentiate Shi’a religious practices from those of Sunni Muslims.
• Salah refers to committing to daily prayers.
• Sawm involves fasting from just before dawn until sunset.
• Zakah involves giving a proportion of your wealth to help the poor.
• Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca).
• Jihad is the struggle to keep belief in Allah and follow his rules, to follow the Five Pillars of Islam successfully and to defend Islam.
• Khums involves paying a 20 per cent annual tax.
• This tax is paid on any profit earned by Shi’a Muslims.
• The money from the Khums tax is split between charities supporting Islamic education and anyone who is descended from Muhammad who is in need.
• The Ten Obligatory Acts are followed by Shi’a Muslims.
• Amr-bil-Maroof involves encouraging people to do what is good: Enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong.
• Maruf is anything that has been approved in Shari’ah law.
• The final five obligatory acts differentiate Shi’a religious practices from those of Sunni Muslims.
• Salah refers to committing to daily prayers.
• Nahil Anril Munkar involves forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing what is wrong.
• Sawm involves fasting from just before dawn until sunset.
• Tawalia involves showing love, including both love for God and love for those who follow him.
• Zakah involves giving a proportion of your wealth to help the poor.
• Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca).
• Tabarra involves disassociation, and Shi’a Muslims should not associate with God’s enemies.
• Jihad is the struggle to keep belief in Allah and follow his rules, to follow the Five Pillars of Islam successfully and to defend Islam.
• Khums involves paying a 20 per cent annual tax.
• This tax is paid on any profit earned by Shi’a Muslims.
• The money from Khums is split between charities supporting Islamic education and anyone who is descended from Muhammad who is in need.
• Amr-bil-Maroof involves encouraging people to do what is good: Enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
• Maruf is anything that has been approved in Shari’ah law.
• Nahil Anril Munkar involves forbidding evil by discouraging people from doing what is wrong.
• Tawalia involves showing love, including both love for God and love for those who follow him.
• Tabarra involves disassociation, and Shi’a Muslims should not associate with God’s enemies.