Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - The importance of practices — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - The importance of practices explained
Islam - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/02) - Practices - The importance of practices covers 7 specification points, including Islam as a way of life, lived in total… and The importance of the Five Pillars of Islam to….
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- Islam as a way of life, lived in total submission to Allah
- The importance of the Five Pillars of Islam to Sunni Muslims
- The meaning of the Five Pillars: Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith; Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day; Zakat/Zakah: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy; Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan; Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
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- The analogy of the house and pillars
- The importance of the Ten Obligatory Acts to Shi’a Muslims
- The meaning of the Ten Obligatory Acts: Salat Prayer; Sawm: Fast; Zakat/Zakah: similar to Sunni Islam, it applies to money; Khums: an annual taxation of one-fifth of gains in a year; Hajj: Pilgrimage; Jihad: Struggle; Amr-bil-Maroof: commanding what is good; Nahi Anil: Munkar forbid what is evil; Tawalla: expressing love towards good; Tabarra: expressing disassociation from evil
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Muslim groups