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The five pillars of Islam
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Written by Dr. Muhammad Usman (Islamiat)
12 Class 9 Islamiat questions with answers and explanations.
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How many pillars of Islam are there?
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Correct answer: Five
Islam is built on five pillars.
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The first pillar of Islam is the:
- 1 Prayer
- 2 Declaration of faith (Shahadah)
- 3 Hajj
- 4 Zakah
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Correct answer: Declaration of faith (Shahadah)
The Shahadah is the first pillar.
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The number of daily prayers is:
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Correct answer: Five
Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
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Which prayer is performed before sunrise?
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Correct answer: Fajr
Fajr is the dawn prayer.
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The usual rate of zakah on savings held for a year is:
- 1 Ten percent
- 2 Two and a half percent
- 3 One percent
- 4 Five percent
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Correct answer: Two and a half percent
Zakah on savings is two and a half percent of the amount.
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The minimum amount of wealth on which zakah is due is called the:
- 1 Nisab
- 2 Qibla
- 3 Tawaf
- 4 Ihram
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Correct answer: Nisab
Zakah is due only on wealth above the nisab.
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Fasting in Ramadan lasts from:
- 1 Midday until midnight
- 2 Dawn until sunset
- 3 Sunset until dawn
- 4 Sunrise until noon
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Correct answer: Dawn until sunset
Muslims fast from the break of dawn to sunset.
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Hajj is performed in the month of:
- 1 Rajab
- 2 Muharram
- 3 Ramadan
- 4 Dhul Hijjah
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Correct answer: Dhul Hijjah
Hajj takes place in Dhul Hijjah.
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Hajj is a duty for a Muslim:
- 1 Every year
- 2 Only for the rich every ten years
- 3 Every month
- 4 Once in a lifetime, if able
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Correct answer: Once in a lifetime, if able
It is a duty once in a lifetime for those with health and means.
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The simple white clothing of pilgrims is called:
- 1 Zakah
- 2 Ihram
- 3 Wudu
- 4 Qibla
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Correct answer: Ihram
Pilgrims wear ihram.
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The direction Muslims face when praying is the:
- 1 East
- 2 Kaaba in Makkah
- 3 North
- 4 Mosque of the town
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Correct answer: Kaaba in Makkah
Salah is offered facing the Kaaba.
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Which pillar teaches Muslims to share their wealth with the poor?
- 1 Salah
- 2 Zakah
- 3 Shahadah
- 4 Sawm
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Correct answer: Zakah
Zakah is the yearly payment for the poor and needy.
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