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10 obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam - Coggle Diagram
10 obligatory acts of Shi'a Islam
Salat
Shi'a
Pray five times on three separate occasions
Rak’ah involves prostrating with head resting on a wooden block
Sunni
Pray on five separate occasions in the day
Rak’ah involves folding arms and prostrating with head touching the ground
Sawm
Sunni
Fasting is during the month of Ramadan
Sunni Muslims begin at sunset and end at sunset at either end of the month of Ramadan.
Shia
Shi’a Muslims may not bath during fasting, but may wash with a brush instead
Fasting is during the month of Ramadan
Shi’a muslims begin fasting a few minutes before Sunni Muslims and finish when they see the first star at night at the end of Ramadan
Hajj
Sunni
They do the same pilgrimage as what we learnt last lesson
Shi'a
Shi’a also pray at graves of Islamic ancestors during the Hajj. The desert is often a reminder of the perceived harsh treatment of Shi’a muslims by Sunnis.
They also walk to Shi'a shrines
They do a pilgrimage very similar to Sunni muslims
Zakah
Sunni
No Kuhms necessary
Shi'a
Kuhms is also obligatory- 20% of all overall wealth (after necessity's) to donate to charity
Zakat is obligatory 2.5% of income and savings to other muslims in need over a year
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