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Year 10
AQA

The Ten Obligatory Acts

I can explain what the Ten Obligatory Acts are and give examples of them in action.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

The Ten Obligatory Acts

I can explain what the Ten Obligatory Acts are and give examples of them in action.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The Ten Obligatory Acts are important Muslim practices with their basis in the Qur'an & the example of Prophet Muhammad.
  2. The Ten Obligatory Acts are of particular importance to Twelver Shi'a Muslims.
  3. Four of the Five Pillars are included in the Ten Obligatory Acts.
  4. There are different ways that Shi'a Muslims will follow the Ten Obligatory Acts today.

Keywords

  • Jihad - Arabic term for 'struggle, effort or fight'; the personal or collective struggle against evil

  • Khums - 'one fifth'; an additional 20% tax paid by Shi'a Muslims

  • Shi'a Islam - Muslims who believe in the successorship of Imam Ali and other Imams from the Prophet Muhammad’s bloodline

  • Twelver - a branch of Shi'a Islam whoce followers believe there were twelve Imams after the death of the Prophet Muhammad

Common misconception

None of the Five Pillars are included in the Ten Obligatory Acts.

Four of the Five Pillars are included in the Ten Obligatory Acts


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Students can create a mindmap showing how each of the Ten Obligatory Acts link to key beliefs within Shi'a Islam.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is not one of the five daily prayers?
Asr
Fajr
Correct answer: Sawm
Q2.
Muslims can pray in any place that is and is suitable.
Correct Answer: clean, Clean
Q3.
Where do Muslims traditionally gather for Jummah prayer?
at a restaurant
in a park
Correct answer: at the mosque
Q4.
Shi’a Muslims often their prayers, allowing them to fit the five daily prayers into three sessions.
Correct Answer: combine, Combine

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Shi’a Muslims practise the Ten Obligatory to follow their faith.
Correct Answer: Acts, acts
Q2.
What are the sources of authority for the Ten Obligatory Acts?
the Qur’an and the Torah
Correct answer: the Qur’an, the Hadith, and the guidance of the Imams
the Hadith and cultural traditions
Q3.
Four of the Ten Obligatory Acts are also part of the Five Pillars of Islam: salah, sawm, zakah, and .
Correct Answer: hajj, Hajj
Q4.
Who are the Ten Obligatory Acts specifically followed by?
Correct answer: Twelver Shi’a Muslims
Sufi Muslims
Sunni Muslims
Q5.
One of the Ten Obligatory Acts is to show love for Allah and to disassociate from the of Allah.
Correct Answer: enemies, Enemies