THE BRANCHES OF ISLAM
Muslims must take this pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime if they are physically able and can afford it.
Hajj
Known as "The Opening" or "The Opener" this is the first surah (chapter) of the Quran.
Al-Fatiha
Ali & Mohammed
How many prophets do we have?
124,000
This day is the day of judgment and it will occur whenever Allah wants it to occur.
Qiyamah
Imam Hussain (as)'s representative sent to Kufa.
His cousin Muslim bin Aqil
The Salah establishes that Muslims pray this many times a day.
5
This Arabic phrase meaning "praise be to Allah", begins five surahs in the Quran. Surah al Fatihah, al An’aam, al Kahf, Saba & Faatir. You'll be pretty thankful to know this phrase.
Alhamdulillah
Poisoned by his wife in Madinah on the orders of the Caliph Muawiyah
Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (as)
This prophet was described as a tall, sturdy old man with thick beard
Hazrat Khidzar
Allah (swt) has sent down 12 imams to guide us towards Islam.
Imamate
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Also known as the Ancillaries of the Faith this is the Arabic name for the 10 branches of shia islam.
the Furu al-Din (فروع الدين)
This Al- titled surah litteraly means dawn in arabic but is also used when naming the daily prayers.
Al-Fajr
Established the Ja'fari jurisprudence and developed the theology of Twelvers.
Imam Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq (as)
This prophet is mentioned sixteen times in the Quran and had 12 sons - the youngest was also a Prophet.
Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)
The Shia roots of religion are a set of theological beliefs known as this in Arabic.
Uṣūl ad-Dīn
The names of the prayers afterwhich the family of Imam Hussain (as) were martryed.
Zuhur & Asr.
It is payable at the beginning of the financial year; one-fifth of the gains that a year has been passed on without using.
Khums
Imam Ali Zainul Abideen (a.s.) has narrated that if a person recites this Surah (at night) on the first night of the lunar month and then continues to recite the same Surah, increasing the number of times to coincide with the date, such that on the tenth night he recites it ten times, until the fourteenth night, then his sustenance will increase greatly.
Surah al-Waqi’ah
Wife of Imam Hasan Askari (as) this revered woman is believed to be a Roman princess whos name means narcissus flower.
Bibi Nargis 'bint Yashoua' Khatoon (sa)
Who are the 4 prophets that are still alive?
Isa, Idris, Khidr, Ilyas
Allah (swt) has sent down 124,000 prophets to guide us towards Islam.
Nabuwat
He said he saw himself "between Heaven and Hell."
Hazrat Hurr
These two alliterative branches, one meaning expressing love towards good, the other expressing disassociation and hatred towards evil.
Tawalla & Tabarra
Reciting this surah a hundred times on Thursday night leads to the forgiving of a hundred major sins and procures a hundred rewards.
Surah al-Muzammil
Made crown-prince by Caliph Al-Ma'mun, and famous for his discussions with both Muslim and non-Muslim religious scholars.
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (as)
It is reported that the heavens and earth wept both when this prophet was killed and when Imam Husayn (as) was martyred. It is reported that the Imam (as) would remember him and his murder on his way to Karbala.
Prophet Yahyā b. Zakariyyā (John)
These are the five roots of islam.
Tawheed (oneness), Adala (justice), Nabuwa (prophethood), Imama (leadership), and Qiyamah (day of resurrection).
It is said Imam Hussain (as) family tree begins with this prophet.
Prophet Isma'il (pbuh)