ISLAM - Practices

• The 5 Pillars of Islam

  1.Shahadah is the Muslim declaration of faith. 2.Salah is prayer. 3. Zakah, or charitable giving 4. Sawm is the obligation to fast during Ramadan. 5. Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah
• The Ten Obligatory Acts

  • Salah. - Prayer
  • Zakah. - Giving money
  • Sawm.- Fasting
  • Hajj - Pilgrimage  
  • Jihad - to strive or to struggle
  • Khums - is a 20 percent annual tax
  • Amr-bil Maruf - encouraging others to do good
  • Nahi Anil Munkar - Discouraging people doing wrong
  • Tawallah - Showing love
  • Tabarra - means disassociation
• Ihram


  The state of ritual consecration that pilgrims enter during the Hajj
• Ihram


  • Muslims change their clothes for two white cloths
  • Making everyone equal to one another
• Tawaf


  1. Pilgrims arrive at the Great Mosque

  2. Circle the Ka'aba seven times
• Safa and Marwah


  1. Pilgrims visit the hills

  2. Run between the two seven times to replicate the actions of Hajira
• Mount Arafat


  The place where Muhammad gave his final sermon
• Mount Arafat


  1. Muslims stop and pray while hoping to be forgiven for their sins

  2. This is where the Day of Judgement will take place
• Mina


  1. Muslims travel to

  2. Throw pebbles at three stone pillars constructed to represent the Devil

  3. Ibrahim is said to have done this

  4. It is important that Muslims show that they reject the Devil
• Id-ul-Adha


  The Feast of Sacrifice, which is celebrated by all Muslims, not just those completing Hajj
• JIHAD

  • Greater = is about making an effort to be a good Muslim through a personal struggle to improve spiritually. It is a duty and an act of worship.
  • Lesser = is about defending Islam from threat
• Id-ul-Adha


  Id-ul-Adha is the commemoration of sacrifice and marks the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah. ( Remember Ibrahims Sacrifice )
• Id-ul-Fitr


  Id-ul-Fitr occurs at the end of Ramadan and is a day of thanksgiving to Allah. 
• Ashura


  Ashura is a special and solemn day on which Shi’a Muslims commemorate the death of Hussein, Ali’s son, in battle. On Ashura, Muslims wear black and plays are often performed to remind Muslims of the events that led to Hussein’s death.
• The Night of Power


  Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, is the name given to the night that the Angel Jibril first appeared to Muhammad and began revealing the Qur’an.