GCSE Revision

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GCSE Revision

• Muslim Worship

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Salah Ritual Prayer

• The second pillar of Islam
• Five times daily
• Set words and positions
• Wudu ritual washing before prayer
• Adhan the call to prayer
• Muezzin (Muadhin) the man who chants the Adhan
• Rakah one sequence of prayer positions
• Jumuah Friday midday prayers (Muslim males
  expected to attend the mosque)

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Aids to Worship

• Subha prayer beads
• Musallah prayer mat
• Qiblah compass
• Topi prayer hat
• Quran

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Role of the Imam

• Support and guidance
• Religious teaching and preaching
• Explanation of scripture
• Leading prayer
• Rites of passage (aqiqah, wedding, funerals etc.)
• Counselling
• Visiting the sick and elderly
• Teaching Arabic and Quranic studies

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The Quran

• Revealed directly to the prophet Muhammad (some
  through the Angel Gabriel)
• Believed to be the direct words of Allah
• 114 surahs
• Written in Arabic
• Treated with great respect
• Studied at the mosque and in the home

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The Mosque

• Shoe racks
• Washing Area
• Minbar
• Qiblah Wall
• Mihrab
• Prayer Hall
• Minaret
• Dome
• Madrasah