the Five Pillars
the five most important duties for all Muslims; to believe, to pray, to give to charity, to fast and to go on pilgrimage
the Ten Obligatory Acts
then important duties for Shi'a Muslims, which inculde the Five Pillars
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Shahadah
the Muslim declaration ...
AQA GCSE Religious Studies Islam
Practices
the Five Pillars - Answer the five most important duties for all Muslims; to believe, to
pray, to give to charity, to fast and to go on pilgrimage
the Ten Obligatory Acts - Answer then important duties for Shi'a Muslims, which inculde
the Five Pillars
Shahadah - Answer the Muslim declaration of faith
salah - Answer prayer with and in worship to God, performed under conditions set by
the prophet Muhammad
wudu - Answer ritual washing before prayer
mihrab - Answer a niche in a wall that indicates the direction of Makkah (Mecca)
qiblah wall - Answer the wall in a mosque that contains the mihrab
raak'ah - Answer a sequence of movements in ritual prayer
recitation - Answer repeating a passage of text from memory
prostration - Answer kneeling with the forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touching
the floor, in submission to God
Jummah prayer - Answer a weekly communal prayer performed after midday on Friday,
which includes a sermon
Ramadan - Answer the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims have
to fast from dusk to sunset
fasting - Answer not eating or drinkiing for a certain length of time, usually for a religious
reason
the Night of Power - Answer (1) the night when the first revelation of the Qur'an was
made to Muhammad (2) the festival that marks the start of God's revelation to
Muhammad
Zakah - Answer purification of wealth by giving 2.5% of savings each year to the poor
Sadaqah - Answer good actions or voluntary payments that are undertaken for
charitable reasons
Khums - Answer a 20% tax paid by Shi'a Muslims on their excess income
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