1) One begins the prayer by raising up the hands to the shoulders and saying:

1. ‘Allahu Akbar’
2. ‘Subhanallah’
3. ‘As-salaamu alaikum’
4. ‘La ilaha il-lal-lah’

2) A Muslim is required to offer the daily prayers:

1. three times a day.
2. five times a day.
3. two times a day.
4. There is no specific number with regards to the daily prayers.

3) Purity is one of the prerequisites for prayer (salah). This state of purity is pertinent to:

1. one's body being in a state of purity, by performing ablution (wudoo) or ritual bath (ghusl).
2. one’s clothes being free of any impurity .
3. the surface on which the prayer is to be performed being free of impurities.
4. All of the above.

4) Which of the following are considered as impurities that affect the prayers?

1. Dust and Mud.
2. Grease.
3. Urine and feces.
4. All of the above.

5) Which of the following statements is a description of salah?

1. The formal establishment of prayer consisting of specific statements and actions.
2. The formal establishment of prayer consisting of specific statements and no actions.
3. The formal establishment of prayer consisting of silent gestures and no utterance of any specific statements.
4. The formal establishment of prayer consisting of the utterance of self composed poetry and actions.

6) In which language are the statements specific to the formal prayers to be said?

1. In one’s own mother tongue.
2. Persian.
3. Hebrew.
4. Arabic.

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