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The number 4 is a very important number in Islam with many significations: Eid-al-Adha lasts for four days from the 10th to the 14th of Dhul Hijja; there were four Caliphs; there were four Archangels; there are four months in which war is not permitted in Islam; when a woman's husband dies she is to wait for four months and ten days; the Rub el ...
Muslims wear a wide variety of clothing, which is influenced not only by religious considerations, but also by practical, cultural, social, and political factors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In modern times, some Muslims have adopted clothing based on Western traditions, while others wear modern forms of traditional Muslim dress, which over the centuries has ...
A Muslim is required to perform Wudu (ablution) before performing salah, [40] [41] [42] and making the niyyah (intention) is a prerequisite for all deeds in Islam, including salah. Some schools of Islamic jurisprudence hold that intending to pray suffices in the heart, and some require that the intention be spoken, usually under the breath.
Green is a color associated with the primary religion of Islam – and therefore also a color representative of the caliphates. [4] [5] Green is also identified as the color of the Fatimid Caliphate by some modern sources, [3] [6] despite their dynastic color having been white. [7] [8] [9] Finally, red was the Hashemite dynastic color.
Shiah clergies today wear white turbans unless they are descendants of Muhammad or Sayyid, in which case they wear a black turban. Many Muslim men choose to wear green, because it represents paradise, especially among followers of Sufism. In parts of North Africa, where blue is common, the shade of a turban can signify the tribe of the wearer. [12]
Women's clothing, however, varies considerably and reflects regional as well as religious influences, but they often do not wear special clothing or cover their faces. [ 2 ] White ihram clothing is intended to make everyone appear the same, to signify that in front of God there is no difference between a prince and a pauper.
During this period the Lion and Sun stood for two pillars of the society: the state and Islam. The Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) had two royal standards, one with red, white, and blue stripes and one with red, blue, white, and yellow stripes. Nader Shah's personal flag was a yellow pennant with a red border and a lion and sun emblem in the ...
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 ...