Transcript Salat
The belief that Allah is the one and
only God and that Muhammad is his
messenger
To pray five times a day
To give 2.5% of your wealth to charity
each year
To not eat during daylight hours
during the month of Ramadan
To visit the city of Makkah once in
their lifetime to see the Ka’ba shrine
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2. The Muslim holy book
4. the spiritual leader of Islam
6. The Muslim name for God.
8. A month of fasting known as
Saum
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1. Praying five times a day
3. A muslim's declaration of faith
4. Name given to a follower of Islam
5. A place to visit on the Hajj.
7. Donating money to charity.
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To understand the
ritual and
importance of
prayer to Muslims
To thank Allah
for their world
and their lives
To remind
themselves about
Allah throughout the
day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/sal
ah-muslim-prayer/3056.html
To help
them
keep to a
good life
and not do
evil things
There are five
obligatory
prayers in a
day. Each
Salat must be
offered at or
during its
proper time.
The Muslim
should make
a serious
effort to pray
each prayer
at the
beginning of
its period.
The minaret is where
Muslims are called to
prayer 5 times a day
The mihrab tells
you in which
direction you must
face Makkah
The muadhdhin
will call all
Muslims for prayer
from the minaret in
the mosque. This
is called the adhan
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
I bear witness that there is none worthy
of worship but Allah.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah
Hasten to the Prayer, hasten to the
Prayer.
A : I think Muslims
follow the Five Pillars of
Islam because it would
be seen by Allah as bad
if you didn’t do it and
you might not get to
heaven. Some would
be easy to do, others
not so.
B : I think that Muslims follow
the Five Pillars of Islam
because all Muslims are
expected to do it and it says
so in the Qur’an..
C : I think that Muslims follow the Five Pillars of Islam
because they see duty as being important in following a
religion and it constantly reminds you about Allah and the
teachings of Muhammad and the importance of being a
Muslim, even though I would find something like this difficult
to do in my own life.
…here you need to give as many reasons
as you can to explain why prayer is
important to a Muslim. Use the video
notes and information sheet to help
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To understand the
ritual and
importance of
prayer to Muslims
• can use RS to compare your identity with that
of others.
• can recognise some of the main beliefs shared
by some religions and explain how they affect
believers.
• can compare your views about life and moral
issues with those of others….including
believers.
• can recognise some of the main practices
shared by some religions and explain how they
affect the lives of believers.
• can compare the life and teachings of famous
religious people with my own life and
experiences
• can see reasons for people’s beliefs and
comment on if you agree with them.
• can compare the moral views held by some
people with those of your own.
• can see a reason for people’s religious practices
and lifestyles even if I don’t agree with them.
• can understand how religious beliefs and ideas
may be expressed in different ways.
1. Wash your hands, front and back, up to and
beyond the wrist three times, right hand first,
then left.
2. Rinse your mouth three times, scooping the
water up with your right hand.
3. Wash your nose three times by sniffing water
up the nostrils and blowing it out.
4. Wash your face three times.
5. Wash each arm up to and beyond the elbow
three times, right arm first and then the left.
6. Pass the wet palms of both hands over your
head and back. Then rub the inside and outside
of the ears with the thumbs and forefingers.
7. Wash your feet up to and beyond the ankle
three times, right foot first and then the left.
Make sure the water gets between the toes by
using your fingers.
A rakah is a
series of
movements
made during
the prayer time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/sal
ah-muslim-prayer/3057.html
Task : Why is prayer important to Muslims?
The reasons why Muslims pray five times a day
are......
Muslims must wash (wudu) before every time
they pray because.......(p54 New Steps 2)
Muslims perform the actions of a
rakah because..(p78 New Steps 1)
The kinds of problems faced in the
UK by Muslims today who want to
pray regularly are......
The reasons why it is important for people to
pray are..... (New Steps 1 page 72)
A rakah is a
series of
movements
made during
the prayer time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/sal
ah-more-information-on-prayer-inislam/3058.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/pra
yer-in-the-mosque/3295.html
Task : Why is prayer important to Muslims?
The reasons why Muslims pray five times a day
are......
Muslims must wash (wudu) before every time
they pray because.......(p54 New Steps 2)
Muslims perform the actions of a
rakah because..(p78 New Steps 1)
The kinds of problems faced in the
UK by Muslims today who want to
pray regularly are......
The reasons why it is important for people to
pray are..... (New Steps 1 page 72)