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Islam: Expression of Religious Identity

Salah, Wudu and the Qiblah

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Recall questions on the five daily prayers in order and on the meanings of wudu, qiblah and rak'ah.

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Key term

Name the five daily prayers in order.

Key term

Which chapter of the Qur’an is recited in every rak’ah?

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Give two differences between Sunni and Shi’a practice in Salah.

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  1. 1

    Name the five daily prayers in order.

    Model answer

    Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.

  2. 2

    Define wudu.

    Model answer

    It is the ritual washing of the hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, head and feet before prayer, replaced by tayammum with clean earth where no water is available.

  3. 3

    Define the qiblah.

    Model answer

    It is the direction of prayer, towards the Ka’bah in Makkah.

  4. 4

    Define a rak’ah.

    Model answer

    It is one complete cycle of the prescribed prayer positions and recitations.

  5. 5

    State the number of obligatory rak’ahs in each of the five daily prayers.

    Model answer

    Two at Fajr, four at Zuhr, four at Asr, three at Maghrib and four at Isha.

  6. 6

    Which chapter of the Qur’an is recited in every rak’ah?

    Model answer

    Al-Fatihah, the opening surah.

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