Shi'a Practices

Who follow the 10 Obligatory Acts in Islam?

• Sunni Muslims

• Shi'a Muslims

What percentage of yearly earnings do Shi'a Muslims give in order to complete khums?

• 10%

• 20%

• 25%

• 50%

What is Amr bil Maroof?

• Directing others towards good

• Forbidding evil

• expressing love towards good

• expressing hatred towards those who oppose Allah

Complete this quote from the Qur'an: 'And there should be a group amongst you who...'

• teach one another the truths of the Qur'an

• Invite wisdom and understanding

• Train children in righteousness

• invite towards good

Which Imam says that 'the wuzu is a divine order from among the divine orders of Allah'?

• The first

• The fourth

• The fifth

• The twelfth

The 8th Imam wrote that wuzu achieves which of these things?

• does away with laziness and repels drowsiness and purifies the heart before standing before Allah

• brings Muslims together as the ummah

• refreshes the spirit and clears the smell

• washes away sins and failings, bringing them back to the ground they came from

Imam Ali, the first Imam, said about which pillar "Bring to mind by your hunger and thirst... the hunger and thirst of Judgement day"

• Salah

• Zakah

• Sawm

• Hajj

Which of these are the purposes of sawm for Shi'a Muslims? (there can be more than one correct answer)

• To remember the poor, empathise and be generous towards them

• To remember what awaits on Judgement Day

• To lose weight

• To grow spiritually and live a better life in the year to come

Imam Ali, the first Imam, says that the purpose of zakah is:

• To show that wealth is an evil that has to be overcome

• To demonstrate that all wealth belongs to Allah

• To demonstrate your wealth to others so they might be inspired to become rich

• to test the rich and provide for the poor

Traditionally, Khums was paid on which of these things? (there could be more than one correct answer)

• silver and gold coins

• cows and sheep

• camels

• buried treasure that has been found