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many pillars is Islam based on
Islam is based on five pillars, they represent absolute submission and subordination to Allah the Almighty
What is the first pillar of Islam
ans : Ash-shahada represents the absolute faith and the cornerstone of the five pillars, itis to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
What is the second pillar of Islam
Salah [the prayer]. It is a permanent link between Allah and His slaves where it organizes their daily life affairs
How many compulsory prayers do we have to perform every day
Every day we have to pray five compulsory prayers on the ground and they are fifty in the balance of good deeds
What is the first thing we have to do before prayer
The ablution, [to make wudu]Tip : Wudu[ablution] is quite significant as the prophet [PBUH] said without wudu the prayer won’t be accepted if a Muslim is not pure, so Muslims must purify themselves
What's Qiblah
It’s the direction where we direct our faces. It’s the trend where all Muslims face it wherever they are
What’s the third pillar of Islam
Zakat, Paying it is purification for the Muslims’ funds
Why must most Muslims pay Zakat
To purify their duesTip : Beside purifying their funds, paying Zakat [Alms] removes grudges and deep displeasure among the individuals of Islamic community
To whom is Zakat paid
It’s paid to the poor and the needy
Tip : Paying Zakat to poor people could create a kind of social cohesion and reduce crime rates
Are there certain categories Zakat must be paid to
Yes, there are, Allah the Almighty has determined eight [categories] to have Zakat paid to
What is the fourth pillar of Islam
Saum [fasting], it is abstaining from eating, drinking etc…. from dawn to sunset
What's Saum's month
It is the month of Ramadan. It is a month of fasting which Almighty Allah has made obligatory on all adult Muslims as one of the five pillars Islam has been built on
Is it compulsory for all Muslims
Yes, it is. All Muslims are obliged to fast except those who have severe circumstances or chronic diseases
What do Muslims do if they are on
travel, war or sickness
They can fast on other days as Allah wants to facilitate fasting on His slaves and doesn’t intend hardship for them
What is the fifth pillar of Islam
Hajj [Pilgrimage] is the fifth pillar
What is pilgrimage
It is to visit Makkah where pilgrimage shapes our life and we live in complete submission to Allah and reflects the unity of the Islamic nation
Is pilgrimage [Hajj] compulsory for all Muslims
No, it isn't
Tip : It is compulsory for those who have physical and financial ability to perform it
How many times does a Muslim perform Hajj {pilgrimage} at least
Once a lifetime, every capable Muslim can perform Hajj once in his/her life
What is Salah
Salah is a duty that must be performed by every Muslim male or female
What is the link between Allah and His slaves
Salah [the prayer] is a permanent link between Allah and His slaves where it organizes their daily life affairs
Can Muslims do their prayer [Salah] individually
Yes, they can. Muslims can perform their Salah individually in case they are forced to
[Jamaa] is an Arabic word. What does it mean
Performing the prayer in group [congregation]. Muslims pray in congregation, because it exceeds the individual prayer with twenty seven degrees
What is the best way to be performed
Congregationally
Can Muslims do their Salah [prayer]wherever they are
Yes, they can. Muslims can do their prayer everywhere conditioned to be pure for performing prayer
Do the five prayers remove the sins
Yes, they do. The five prayers in addition to Friday prayer remove them
Which duty has Allah made obligatory upon His slaves and is dearest to Him
Salah [the prayer]. Almighty Allah has imposed Salah which is the dearest duty upon His slaves
If someone makes an ablution well. Will he be in a state of prayer
Yes, he will. When a Muslim makes an ablution well he will be in a state of prayer and all he has to do is to go to pray in congregation
What will be added to their records in each step
A good deed will be added to their deeds’ balance for each step towards the Mosque
What will be erased from the record too
A sin will be erased from the bad deeds’ Balance
What should you do if you hear the prayer’s call
I stop doing whatever I am doing when I hear the call and prepare for Salah, then I go to the mosque to perform it
Does every prayer have its particular time
Yes, it does. Every prayer has a specific time to be performed owing to the importance of time in our life
What’s the prayer after the sunset called
Maghrib. It is the prayer which we perform right away after the sun goes down as it consists of three Rakas
How many rak’ahs are there in the daily five prayers
There are 17 rak’ahs in the daily five prayers. We perform each prayer according to its particular time
What do Muslims do and say to start their prayer
They raise their hands to the level of their ears or their shoulders and say: “Allahu akbar.” When Muslims raise their hands they start performing the prayer with the first Takbeer Allahu akbar, [Allah is the Most Great]
What is a rak’ah
It is a set of recitations and movements. A Rakah consists of Recitation of surah Al- Fatiha and some of the Holy Quran while standing in the first two rakas, ruku (bowing), rising, sujud and sitting between the two prostrations
How many movements does a rak'ah consist of
It consists of six movementsRecitation of surah Al-Fatiha, Recitation of another surah, Ruku, rising from bowing, sujud [prostration] and sitting between the two prostrations
What’s the Masjid
It is a place where Muslims perform their five prayers
Who calls out the Adhan
The Muadhin. He is the person who calls for the prayer to declare to people the set time of each Salah
Where do we always direct our faces to offer our prayer
We direct our faces to the Qibla which is the right direction to perform our prayers
Do we face the Qibla every time we come to pray
Yes, we do
Tip : Every time we offer our prayer we face the Qiblah because it is the direction which Almighty Allah has determined for our prophet [PBUH] and we follow the prophet’s trace
What does the Mihrab show us
It shows us where the Qibla is
Tip : A Mihrab shows the direction of the Qiblah we face when we pray.
Where's Kaaba
It’s in the center of Almasjid Al haram
Tip : It stands in the middle of the Grand Mosque, Al- Masjid al- Haram
Where does Kaaba stand
It stands in Makkah the second of the two Qiblas, historically
Where’s Al-Masjid al- Haram
It’s in Makka tooTip :The Grand Mosque is in Makkah containing Kaaba
Is it the second honored Mosque or the first
No. It’s the first Mosque, Almasjid al- Haram is the first honored Mosque
What is the second honored mosque
It is Almasjid Alnabawy, the prophet’s mosque in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah
Are there several water taps in one place for wudu
Yes, there are. There are many taps in Al - Masjid al-Nabawy for making ablution [Wudu]before starting the prayer, they are all in one place
What do we say when entering the mosque
In the name of Allah and prayers and peace be upon Allah’s Messenger, O Allah open the gates of Your mercy for me
Do we have to take off our shoes or sandals
Yes, we do. Before we enter the mosque, we have to take off our shoes, because it is a pure place and it is not permissible to get into the mosque wearing them
Where do we leave them
At the entrance of the mosque, we leave them at the allocated places for them whether inside or outside the Mosque
Do we have to join the worshippers quietly without hurrying or rushing
Yes, we do. The mosque’s etiquette is to abide by quietness and avoid hurrying or rushing
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