Salah/Wudhu
Sleeping, passing gas, toileting, becoming unconscious
True or False: Islam is the only religion that has fasting as an act of worship.
False: Other religions also have fasting as an act of worship.
"O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop God-consciousness." (Quran 2:183)
Name one part of the body that yo do not have to cover as part of the Hijab
Hands, Face
Sayyidah Fatima Zahra (AS), Sayyidah Khadijah (AS), Sayyidah Zainab (AS), Sayyidah Um Kulsoom, Women of Karbala, Bibi Maryam (AS), Mothers of our Imams etc.
What is the meaning of Wajib? Name 1 acts of worship that become wajib on you when you become Baligh?
1. Wajib: The religious duties, the performance of which is rewarded and you are not supposed to neglect them are called wajib.
Salah, Fasting, Hajj, Taqlid, Hijab etc.
True or False: Before starting your Salah, you must say your Niyyah out loud.
False: Making Niyyah is wajib, but you do not have to say it out loud.
True or False: You cannot fast if you miss Suhoor
False: Suhoor is highly recommended but you can fast even if you miss Suhoor.
Name two people who are Mehram to you.
Father, Brother, son, nephew, husband, grandfather, maternal uncle, paternal uncle.
Name two titles of Sayyida Fatima (AS), the greatest role model for all women.
Umm al Abiha, ar-Radiyya, al-Mardiyah, as-Sajida, Hawrat al Insiyyah, Zahra, Umm ul Aimah
What is the meaning of the term Mustahab?
Acts that are recommended. There is not negative consequences for leaving them.
Clay, wood, etc. Anything that is natural.
True or False: Going to the dentist makes your fast batil.
False
True
What was the name of the mother of our 12th Imam.
Imam al-Mahdi's (a) mother was named Narjis (a). Other names mentioned for her are Rayhana, Sayqal, Susan, Malika.
What is the meaning of the term Mubah?
Those deeds which are allowed by the Shari’ah, but there is neither reward nor punishment for doing or neglecting them.
Name two actions of the Salah which invalidate the prayer if they are left out or added,
Rukn acions of the Salah. .
These are (1) Niyyah, (2) Takbiratul-Ihram (3) Qiyam at the time of Takbiratul-Ihram and just before going to Ruku, (4) Ruku and (5) Both sajdahs together.
True or False. Children who are not baligh are not allowed to fast.
False: They are allowed to fast but it is not wajib on them.
Covering your entire body (except hands and face), covering your hair, wearing lose clothing.
Who was the first woman who was martyred for the sake of Islam?
What is the meaning of the words Najassah and Mutaharat?
Najasah means the thing which is unclean in itself, and makes other things unclean by contact.
Mutahhirat are the things which make a najis thing clean.
Name two mustahab acts of Salah.
True or False: It is wajib on everyone who is baligh to fast.
False
The following persons are exempted from fasting:
1. Old men and women, when owing to their old age and weakness (a) it is not possible for them to keep fast, or (b) it is very difficult to fast.
2. A person who has a health condition and (a) it is not possible, or (b) is very difficult, for him to keep fast.
3. The mother who is afraid (a) about her own health or (b) the health of child.
A boy from your class faints in the middle of the road. There is a car coming from the other side. He is your naMahram. Are you allowed to touch him and move him from the road to the side for safety?
Yes, it is allowed when you have to save someone's life.
Who was Bint ul Huda?
She was the sister of Ayatollah Baqir ul Sadr.
Her real name was Amina Haydar al-Sadr.
She was an Iraqi educator and political activist who was executed by Saddam Hussein along with her brother, Ayatullah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, in 1980.
Bint al-Huda played a significant role in creating Islamic awareness among the Muslim women of Iraq. She was in her twenties when she began writing articles. Bint al-Huda grew up with a serious love of learning.
What is the meaning of the term Taklif?
Taklif means responsibility. When you become baligh, you have reached an age of Taklif- you are not responsible for your wajibat.