Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - Public acts of worship — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - Public acts of worship explained
Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - Public acts of worship covers 12 specification points, including How and why Muslims pray, ablution, times,… and Worship as a reminder of the concepts of Shirk….
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- How and why Muslims pray, ablution, times, directions, movements and recitations, in the home, mosque and elsewhere
- Worship as a reminder of the concepts of Shirk and Tawhid
- The purpose of congregational prayers
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- The purpose of the khutba
- The place of Shahadah in Muslim practice, including the first words uttered to a newborn, for converting to the faith and said by/to the dying
- Shahadah as the only ‘non-action’ pillar
- The declaration lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muḥammadur-rasūlu-llāh There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God
- Salah as direct communication with Allah
- Who has to attend Jummah prayers
- Wudu ritual in detail, and the importance to Muslims of being spiritually and physically clean
- The meaning of niyyah, qibla and raka’t
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Muslim groups