Year 10 - Religious education
How and why Muslims perform salah
Islam: Practices
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will learn about specific practices in Islam such as prayer and festivals such as Id ul-Fitr. They will compare Sunni and Shi'a understandings of these practices noting similarities and differences.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain why there are five daily prayers and why Muslims greet the angels with 'salam' during prayer.
Key Notes
- Salah is performed as five daily prayers.
- According to Muslim tradition, the five daily prayers were set by Allah during the Night Journey.
- During salah, Muslims offer peace to the angels who record their deeds.
- Muslims are 'called' to prayer from mosques with the words of the adhan.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adhan: the Islamic call to prayer, announcing that it is time to pray
- deeds: actions a person does, good or bad
- salam: Arabic term meaning 'peace' and is a greeting in Islam
- the Night Journey: the miraculous journey of the Prophet Muhammad to Jerusalem
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only Sunni Muslims perform the five daily prayers of Islam.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Salah is performed as five daily prayers. According to Muslim tradition, the five daily prayers were set by Allah during the Night Journey.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'adhan'
the Islamic call to prayer, announcing that it is time to pray.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only Sunni Muslims perform the five daily prayers of Islam. Correction: All Muslims perform the five daily prayers, but most Sunni Muslims perform the five daily prayers at five different times, while most Shi'a Muslims combine the five prayers into three prayer times. Sunni Muslims also sometimes combine them, however.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Additional duties of Shi'a Islam Study Guide
- Ashura Study Guide
- Conditions for declaring lesser jihad Study Guide
- Different understandings of jihad Study Guide
- How and why Muslims complete sawm Study Guide
- How and why Muslims perform Hajj Study Guide
- Id ul-Adha Study Guide
- Id ul-Fitr Study Guide
- Salah in the home and mosque Study Guide
- Shahadah - the declaration of faith Study Guide
- The Five Pillars Study Guide
- The Night of Power Study Guide
- The Ten Obligatory Acts Study Guide
- Zakah and its significance Study Guide
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