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Translation - People of the Tent
Desert Nomads in Saudia Arabia
They Live in small, tightly knit tribal groups that compete for pastures and water holes
They spend the summer at oases and migrate in search of pasture land in the winter |
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Prayer, Five Times a Day:
Dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, at sunset, at twilight
Physical Activity (Bend on your knees and pray)
Face Mecca
Bow, Kneel, Put forehead on ground |
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2.5% of yearly savings given to the poor
Donatable items include: money, land, resources, etc...
Purpose is to remind people to help the less fortunate |
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Public Declaration of faith
"I witness that there is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God"
"Ash-adu ana la illaha illa Allah wa Muhammad rasul Allah" |
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Fasting
Ramadan is the 10th month of the lunar calendar
Fast from dawn to sunset: no food/drink, no arguing, no ad words/thoughts/conlicts
Reason: to be a purer person, and to bring yourself closer to god
Self-discipline, purify oneself physically and spiritually
If you cannot fast (because you are old, sick, or pregnant, etc...) you can make it up by feeding 2 people for every day you can't fast |
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Pilgrimage to Mecca
At least once in their life
Typically once a year
Wear simple white clothing to symbolize purity and equality |
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The migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina
A turning point of Islam, marked the beginning of the expansion of Islam |
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