Islam: Practices
What's covered
Key facts
Festivals: Id-ul-Adha, Id-ul-Fitr, Ashura
Ashura is the Shi'a observance commemorating Husayn ibn Ali's death at Karbala.
Five Pillars of Sunni Islam
The Five Pillars are the five core duties of every Sunni Muslim.
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Makkah
Pilgrims gather on the Plain of Arafat on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah, the spiritual peak of Hajj.
Jihad: Greater and Lesser
Greater Jihad is the inner struggle for moral self-discipline.
Mosque and Home Prayer
The Adhan is the call to prayer in Islam.
Salah: Prayer Times, Direction, Ablution
Fajr is the pre-dawn prayer, first of the day.
Sawm: Fasting in Ramadan
Pregnant women, young children, and the seriously sick are exempt from fasting.
Shahadah: Declaration of Faith
The Shahadah is part of the Adhan whispered into a newborn's ear.
Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi'a Islam
Amr bil Maroof is the Shi'a duty to command what is good.
Zakah and Khums
Khums differs from Zakah in being a higher rate (20%) on specific Shi'a gains.
Practice questions with answers
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Which festival marks the end of Ramadan?
- •Ashura
- •Id-ul-Adha
- ✓Id-ul-Fitr
- •Mawlid al-Nabi
What are the five core duties of every Sunni Muslim called?
- •the Five Obligations
- ✓the Five Pillars
- •the Six Articles of Faith
- •the Ten Commandments of Islam
What is tawaf during Hajj?
- •Climbing the Mount of Olives
- •Reciting the entire Qur'an in one day
- •Sacrificing a goat at sunset
- ✓Walking seven times around the Kaaba
What does Greater Jihad involve?
- •Armed warfare against all non-Muslims
- •Avoiding any contact with society
- •Daily writing of new religious texts
- ✓Personal struggle against sin and temptation
What is the call to prayer in Islam?
- ✓Adhan
- •Iqamah
- •Khutbah
- •Tarawih
What is the Qibla?
- •Direction of Jerusalem from Mecca
- ✓Direction of Mecca for prayer
- •Direction of the local mosque only
- •Direction of the rising sun
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