A child is eating ice cream when suddenly, someone turns off the lights in the room. The child says “When the lights went out, the ice cream turned black, and I don’t like black ice cream!” In which stage of development is this child most likely in?

  Zakat is a highly beneficial practice, both for the society of Muslims and for individuals. As an act of worship, and a required one at that, it is not to be regarded as a favor that the giver does for his or her fellow Muslims. God is the ultimate giver, and the one who makes the right niyya before giving the mandatory alms is aware of that and therefore is engaged in a pure act.

A’isha was the first convert to Islam and supported his ministry, even through times of persecution and starvation. During their twenty-five year marriage, Muhammad had no other wives.

There is a special procedure to follow when water is not available. It is called tayammum and means using clean sand, soil, or dust. One simply pats the dry, clean material and proceeds with the motions of the wudu, or minor ablution, with the exception that the feet are not treated.  

Open hands for du’a (prayers of personal petition) symbolize humility before God in asking for help and openness to God’s presence and blessings.

………………………….. is the ultimate expression of the word Islam, which means “submission.”

On many levels, the Five Pillars fulfill functions similar to the sacraments in the Christian tradition: they bring believers into the faith community, encourage an ongoing relationship with the community of believers, call believers to live moral and ethical lives and avoid sin and temptation, and draw them closer to God.

Which of the following are ways for the dental assistant to strive to stay within the law?

When the patient is informed about the procedure in words that can be easily understood, this is _____________.

The dental assistant must develop the HIPAA office privacy policy for disciplining employees who violate and continue to violate privacy rules and regulations.