Ten Obligatory Acts: Shi'a distinctions
I can explain what the Ten Obligatory Acts are and how they compare to the Five Pillars.
Ten Obligatory Acts: Shi'a distinctions
I can explain what the Ten Obligatory Acts are and how they compare to the Five Pillars.
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Key learning points
- The Ten Obligatory Acts are essential practices in Shi'a Islam.
- They include four of the Five Pillars.
- Khums is an additional duty for Shi'a Muslims.
- They are related to encouraging the good and forbidding the bad.
Keywords
Jihad - to ‘strive’ or ‘struggle’ in the way of Islam
Forbid - to not allow or instruct, or order someone not to do something
Khums - 'one fifth' an additional 20% tax paid by Shi'a Muslims
Ten Obligatory Acts - ten duties followed by Shi’a Muslims which include four of the Five Pillars, as well as six extra practices
Common misconception
Shi'a Muslims do not perform the Five Pillars.
Salah, sawm, zakah and Hajj are all part of the Ten Obligatory Acts. The Shahadah is also said by Shi'a Muslims, but as a statement of faith upon which the Obligatory Acts rest.
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