Ten obligatory acts

In this lesson, we will focus on the ten obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam. We will explore the 10 obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam and why Shi'a Muslims have additional acts alongside the five pillars.

Ten obligatory acts

In this lesson, we will focus on the ten obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam. We will explore the 10 obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam and why Shi'a Muslims have additional acts alongside the five pillars.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Focus on the 10 obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam.
  2. Why Shi'a Muslims have additional acts alongside the five pillars.

Equipment

You will need two different coloured pens: black or blue and another coloured pen, such as green or red.

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10 Questions

Q1.
Where do Muslims pilgrimage to when completing Hajj?
Jerusalem
Kufa
Correct answer: Mecca
Medina
Q2.
How often does a Muslim need to perform Hajj?
Never
Once a decade
Once a year
Correct answer: Once in their lifetime
Q3.
Which prophets do the rituals of Hajj relate to?
Correct answer: Ibrahim and Muhammad
Isa and Musa
Muhammad and Isa
Musa and Ibrahim
Q4.
Who did Ibrahim have his first child with?
Correct answer: Hagar, a servant.
His wife, Sarah.
Mary
Ruth
Q5.
How many times did Allah test Ibrahim in the story you heard in the lesson?
Four times
Once
Three times
Correct answer: Twice
Q6.
What ritual do Muslims perform at Mecca?
Correct answer: Circling the Kaaba
Collecting pebbles
Id-ul-Adha
Wuquf
Q7.
What other ritual also takes place at Mecca?
Collecting the stones
Praying for forgiveness
Stoning the pillars
Correct answer: Visiting the well of Zamzam
Q8.
What is Wuquf?
Correct answer: Ceremony of standing where Muhammad delivered his last sermon
Reading the Qur'an
Sacrificing an animal
Stoning the pillars
Q9.
Where do Muslims stone the Jamarat pillars?
Arafat
Mecca
Correct answer: Mina
Muzdalifah
Q10.
Where does the animal sacrifice take place?
Arafat
Mecca
Correct answer: Mina
Muzdalifah

7 Questions

Q1.
Which denomination of Islam follows the ten obligatory acts?
Both
Neither
Correct answer: Shi'a
Sunni
Q2.
Which of the five pillars are not included in the ten obligatory acts
Salah
Sawm
Correct answer: Shahadah
Zakah
Q3.
Which of these best defines Khums?
Correct answer: 20% tax on profits
Fasting
Five daily prayers
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Q4.
Which of these best defines Jihad?
Charity
Easy
Love
Correct answer: Struggle
Q5.
What is the Greater Jihad?
Correct answer: Personal struggle to fully submit to Allah
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Rejecting evil
Struggle to defend the faith
Q6.
What is the Lesser Jihad?
Charitable payment
Hajj pilgrimage
Personal struggle to fully submit to Allah
Correct answer: The struggle to contribute to a good and fair Islamic society and being prepared to defend the faith
Q7.
What are the final two obligatory acts
Encouraging good and forbidding evil
Hajj and Zakah
Khums and Jihad
Correct answer: Showing love and disassociating from hatred

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