islam practises

• Qur’an must be respected since it is the word of Allah. For example, it cannot touch the ground and it must be kept on a higher shelf than all other books.
• The Five Pillars of Islam are five duties that every Muslim must follow in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam.
• 5 pillars of Sunni Islam

  • Shahadah is the Muslim declaration of faith
  • Salah is prayer
  • Zakat is charitable giving
  • Sawm is fast during Ramadan
  • Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca
• The Ten Obligatory Acts are followed by Twelver Shia Muslims.
• The 5 pillars


  The fundamental practises of Islam on which everything is built
• 10 obligatory acts


  5 pillars with some additional duties. Followed by Twelver Shia Muslims
• Shahadah


  Muslim declaration of faith
• The 5 pillars

  1. Shahadah (faith declaration)
  2. Salah (prayer)
  3. Zakah (charitable giving)
  4. Sawm (fasting)
  5. Hajj (pilgrimage)
• 10 obligatory acts

  • salah (prayer)
  • sawm (fasting)
  • zakah (charitable giving)
  • khums (20% tax half to charity and half to religious leaders)
  • hajj (pilgrimage)
  • jihad (struggle to maintain faith and defend Islam)
  • amr-bil-maruf (encouraging people to do good)
  • nahi anil munkar (discouraging people to do wrong)
  • tawallah (showing love to Allah and his followers)
  • tabarra (not associating with Allah’s enemies)
• • salah (prayer)
• • sawm (fasting)
• • zakah (charitable giving)
• • khums (20% tax half to charity and half to religious leaders)
• • hajj (pilgrimage)
• jihad (struggle to maintain faith and defend Islam) is an obligatory act
• amr-bil-maruf (encouraging people to do good) is an obligatory act
• nahi anil munkar (discouraging people to do wrong) is an obligatory act
• tawallah (showing love to Allah and his followers) is an obligatory act
• tabarra (not associating with Allah’s enemies) is an obligatory act
• Shahadah is considered to provide the foundation for the other 4 pillars
• To become a Muslim a person only has to sincerely recite the Shahadah infront of Muslim witnesses
• If possible Shahadah is the last thing a Muslim says before death
• Salah


  The daily prayers
• Times of prayer for Sunni Muslims


  • Fajr (just before sunrise)
  • Zuhr (just after midday)
  • Asr (afternoon)
  • Maghrib (just after sunset)
  • Isha (night)
• Wudu


  Ritual washing performed by Muslims before prayer to make themselves spiritually clean
• Muslims always face the city of Mecca when they pray
• In a mosque, men and women pray in separate groups
• Prayers are led by an imam (religious leader)
• Mihrab


  A small niche in the qiblah wall that indicates the direction of Mecca
• Rak'ah


  Set sequences of actions and recitations that make up a prayer
• The Jummah prayer is a special prayer held at midday on Friday
• Men are expected to attend a mosque for the Jummah prayer, but women can pray at home if they want to
• After the Jummah prayer, the imam gives a sermon reminding Muslims about their duties to God
• Muslims can use a prayer mat at home, positioned facing Mecca
• Reasons why prayer is important

  • It helps Muslims become closer to God
  • It unites Muslims around the world as they all pray in the same way
  • It motivates Muslims to do God's will
• Some Muslims may emphasise the ritualistic aspects of prayer, while others focus more on the spiritual quality of prayer
• Ummah


  The Muslim community
• One of the steps of rak’ah is bowing and reciting x3 ‘Glory be to my Lord who is the very greatest’
• One of the steps of rak’ah is prostration
• Ramadan, the ninth and most important month of the Islamic calendar, is a time of fasting and prayer. It’s when Jibril started to reveal the Qur’an to Muhammed.