Islam: The Five Pillars Of Faith

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is Friday in the mosque. “Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as

On my third day, I realized the purpose and teachings of fasting. The fasting teaches one how to be patience, cleanses soul, bring awareness and gives, solidarity, and unity. Most importantly, a full month of introspection of one’s actions. My experience of observing the fast was educational. I learned more about their faiths and why Muslims fast for a month.

Have you ever wondered about the Islamic faith?In the introduction of Muhammad and the Faith of Islam it talks about his early life and how he became God’s messenger.Source 2 was about the differences of Judaism, Christianity, and the Islam religion.The Muslim Holy month of Ramadan was about the Five pillars and what the Muslims like to do on the month.The Islam religion was made by Muhammad when he received a message from god.

The forth pillar of faith is referred to as Sawm. From sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan adult Muslim’s are expected to partake in fasting. This means they mustn’t eat, drink, smoke or have sexual intercourse within the hours of daylight. Instead one should take the time to prayer reflect or meditate. Participating in fasting Muslim’s learns the traits of self-control, sympathy and discipline. These are important qualities for all Muslims to have, as the principal belief of Al-Akhira is that we humans, despite God’s will, have the freedom of choice. This way Muslim’s are able to exercise this belief during fasting. Ramadan is the celebration of the first revelation of the Qur’an given directly through the prophet Muhammad, therefore it is a sacred time of special significance to all Muslim’s. Kutubu’llah is the name given to the principal belief in God’s revelation to humans in holy books. The breaking of the fast is a significant part of Sawm, it is the time after sunset when Muslims can enjoy their achievement in fasting. Gathering together among friends and family they may share and light meal and celebrate their self-control and strength throughout the day. This small act highlights

“Recitation of the Qur’an is thought to have a healing, soothing effect, but can also bring protection, guidance, and knowledge, according to Islamic tradition (Fisher, Mary)”. People can recite the qur’an in the purified states only because Qur’an contains a powerful words and it takes a great responsibility (Fisher, Mary)”. “The verses of the Qur’an are terse (Fisher, Mary)” which makes it harder to translate. One of the unique tradition in Islam are the five pillars. “The basic spiritual practices incumbent on all Muslims are known as the five pillars of Islam (Fisher, Mary)”. The first pillar is believing and professing the unity of god and the messengership of Muhammad. The second pillar is the performance of a continual round of prayers. Muslims perform prayers five times a day “facing mecca, and reciting a series of prayers and passages from the Qur’an, bowing and kneeling (Fisher, Mary)”. The third pillar is Zakat, charity or almsgiving. “Muslims must donate at least two and a half percent of their accumulated wealth to needy Muslims (Fisher, Mary)”. The fourth pillar is fasting. Fasting frequently is recommended in Islam however, fasting during Ramadan is the obligatory (Fisher,

The Qur’an has 114 chapters describing different aspects of life including God, Satan, Heaven, Hell, social justice, humanity, and so forth etc. In an Britannica article, Annemarie Schimmel writes that the holiest Islamic month, Ramadan, is celebrated during the Muslim 9th lunar month (Schimmel , 2016).

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Islam was not a revolutionary faith because the goal of Islam and Judaism were to have a supportive community that would help those in need, through giving to the religious community and fasting. Zakat, the second pillar, is the requirement to donate money for the benefit of the umma and to support people in poverty. This is similar to the Jewish tradition of Tzedakah where one is required to donate money to the Jewish community. The donation of money to the religious community supports those in need within the community and is a common goal of Islam and Judaism. Similarly to Zakat, Ramadan is supposed to help the umma come together in support of those in need. Ramadan is the requirement for Muslims to fast during the last month in the lunar

Ramadan: Celebrates the gift of the Qur 'an. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims must fast between sunrise and sunset.

The fourth pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam is fasting during Ramadan. Ramadan is a sacred holiday in the Muslim faith. It falls in the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and is a celebration of Muhammad’s first revelations from God. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk. This continues until the end of the month, when a celebratory feast

The basic message of Islam was that there was one God who ruled over the other Gods and whose name was Allah. Muslim Prophet Muhammad was the last and greatest prophet of Allah. He believed that Allah had exposed himself in Moses and Jesus and thru the Hebrew and Christian traditions (203). The last revelations were given to him. These revelations were written down in a holy book that became the Qur 'an. The teachings of Muhammad formed the foundation for the religion of Islam. Islam means, "submission to the will of Allah". Allah was the almighty who created the world and everything in it (203). His worshipper 's were called Muslims. Islam was a way to set religious beliefs as well as a way of life. The Islamic society had a certain way in which they behave. They had their morals recorded in the Qur 'an and this served as their code of ethics and law (203). They has to followed a basic righteous code that was compose of the Five Pillars of Islam. These first pillar, was that there is no other God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet. The second pillar is that regular prayers to worship Allah are required 5 times a day and a public prayer on Friday at midday. The third pillar was that money must be given to the poor and needy. The fourth pillar was the observance of the Holy month of Ramadan with fasting from dawn to sunset. The fifth pillar was to make a pilgrimage to Mecca

Islam, now one of the major religions of the world, was found by a prophet, named Muhammad. The idea of Islam is the believer, called a Muslim, accepts surrender to the will of Allah, who is their God. Allah is viewed as the creator of the world. Islam is much like Christianity, as they are both monotheistic, potentially believing in the same God. Islam’s practices are written in the holy book, called the Qur’an, or Koran in English. Allah revealed the Koran to his messenger, Muhammad, who is considered the last of a series of prophets (Rahmin). Within the Islam religion, Muslims practice the Five Pillars of Islam, which is one of the most important practices. The Five Pillars of Islam are the five obligations that every muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam (Five Pillars of Islam). Carrying out the Five Pillars demonstrates the Muslim is putting their faith first. The first pillar is called “Shahadah,” which focuses on reciting the Muslim profession of faith (Five Pillars of Islam).

Ramadan is the spring of good deeds. In this holy month the rate of every virtue is increased. The reward of nawafil is increased to the reward of fard worships, and those of fard is increased to seventy times. This month is the month of spring air of imaan and good deeds. This month not only respects and rewards to those who come to attain its blessings but it also calls those who runaway by calling them repeatedly that O the runner towards evil, stop! See what kind of arrangements are there for you in the month of Ramadan. The fast of this month is obligatory due to the order of Allah عزوجل and Allah عزوجل said that the reward of fasting of Ramadan would be given by himself. How enjoyable is this matter for the