islam practises

Cards (104)

  • 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.