While it’s important to recognize that individuals of different backgrounds can engage in a wide range of activities, here are ten practices that are commonly associated with Muslims and may not be as prevalent among non-Muslims:
1. Salah (Prayer): Muslims perform ritual prayers five times a day facing Qiblah.
2. Fasting during Ramadan: Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
3. Pilgrimage to Mecca: Muslims who are physically and financially able undertake the pilgrimage of Hajj at least once in their lifetime.
4. Zakat (Charitable giving): Muslims are required to give a portion of their wealth to help those in need.
5. Wearing Hijab or Niqab: Many Muslim women choose to wear a headscarf (hijab) or a veil covering the face (niqab) as an expression of their faith.
6. Avoiding certain foods: Muslims follow dietary restrictions, such as abstaining from pork and consuming halal (permissible) foods.
7. Recitation of the Quran: Muslims engage in the regular recitation and study of the holy Quran.
8. Greeting with “Assalamu Alaikum”: Muslims commonly use this Arabic greeting, which means “peace be upon you.”
9. Celebrating Islamic holidays: Muslims observe holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which are not commonly celebrated by non-Muslims.
10. Performing ablution (Wudu): Muslims cleanse themselves before prayer by performing ablution, a ritual washing of specific body parts.
