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Ancillaries of the Faith
Summary
In Twelver Shia Islam, the ten Ancillaries of the Faith (فروع الدين furūʿ ad-dīn, also Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam) are the ten practices that Shia Muslims have to carry out.
According to Twelver doctrine, what is referred to as pillars by Sunni Islam are called the practices or secondary principles or obligatory acts. The Ancillaries of the Faith include the pillars of Islam but also jihad, Commanding what is just (أمر بالمعروف), Forbidding what is evil (النهي عن المنكر), Khums, a 20 per cent annual tax paid on any profit earned by Shi’a Muslims; Tawalli, showing love to God and other good Muslims; Tabarri, disassociation from the enemies of God.
Salat
A Muslim must pray five times a day. It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times. When they do this, they must face Kaaba in Mecca. In this ritual, the worshiper starts standing, bows, prostrates themselves, and concludes while sitting on the ground. During each posture, the worshiper recites or reads certain verses, phrases and prayers. The word salah is commonly translated as "prayer" or "communication to Allah".
The prophet Muhammad described salat as the "centerpole" of the religion. The main meaning of salat in Arabic is to pray or bless. Salat has been classified into two basic kinds: required and recommended. The required salat is the second Pillar, while other salats are considered as recommended ones. The primary required salat is performed five times a day in the specified periods.
Sawm
Fasting in Islam refers to completely refrain from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity during the day from dawn to dusk.
It is required to fast during the month of Ramadan. All Muslims who are in the coming of age have to fast, although there are a number of exceptions to not fasting, such as illness and travel, pregnancy and menstruating. Missed fasting needs to be practiced in another time.
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