Islam: The Five Pillars Of Worship

Islam is a monotheistic faith founded by the prophet Mohammad. His followers, called Muslims, spread the religion throughout the Middle East, Asia and parts of Europe and Africa. The religion was founded in the Arabian Peninsula, a desert with little fertile soil and farming. Most of the Arabs lived in desert tribes, which were centered around family and ruled by clans. Mohammad was born in Mecca, now a holy city to billions of Muslims, and was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandparents. Mohammad grew up to be a successful and honest merchant. In 610, the angel Gabriel told Mohammad that he was a prophet sent to earth

British imperialism had a negative impact on the economy of India because they killed the environment and increased poverty greatly. Lalvani claims both nations benefited from the trading system the British established. Though in documents 7 and 8, it shows how the British forced the Indians to farm cash crops which left them without food and as the crops lost value, it also left them without any money. A great poverty spread over Indian from the cash crops and a tax on Indian fabric. These beautiful expensive fabrics Indians spent their whole lives creating lost their value rapidly after the British created a tax making it nearly impossible with the great poverty they were already in to make or buy the fabrics.

Explain and analyse the significance of the Five Pillars of Islam on the individual and the community making reference to the principal beliefs where relevant.

In the book Perspectives On Deviance And Social Control, the authors discuss the types of approaches to study for deviance. It includes experimental research, field research, and content analysis. These types of approaches have been used to see what causes deviant behaviors so they can get a better understanding of it. The experimental research is a method that a researcher can manipulate and controlled the conditions of the experiment. According to Inderbitzin et al, (39) “In a true experimental design, subjects are randomly assigned to one of two or more condition that are thought to affect some outcome, usually a behavior.”

The five pillars of Islam are five official acts considered mandatory for all Muslims. The Quran presents them as a structure of devotion and a sign of obligation to faith. One most accomplish them all to live a good and responsible life according to Islam. These pillars comprise of: Shahada which means the declaration of faith, preforming the five daily prayers, giving money to the needy and the poor, cleansing the soul through fasting during the month of Ramadan, the pilgrimage once in a lifetime to Mecca for those who are able.

The five basic pillars of Islam are: belief in Allah, five scheduled daily prayers, pilgrimage to Mecca, Ramadan fasting, and compulsory giving. Muslims believe that they are all united under Allah who led them to their religion. In the Muslim worldview animals are under humans yet they are also teachers and members of their community. They believe that animals should not be abused and they also believe in animal communication. Muslims believe that animals have feeling and should not have to endure suffering.

Muslim society before Islam took over (pre-Islamic) was a mixture of the religions polytheism, Judaism, and Christianity. A trader named, Muhammad, came to have religious visions in a cave in Mecca that would help shape and modify the Muslim society as it was. Those religious visions Muhammad had were about an “angelic being who commanded him to preach the revelations that God would be sending him.” (McKay, 238) Muhammad used these visions to help convert others into believing in the one true god, Allah.

The five pillars of Islam are the religious duties expected of every Muslim. The five pillars of Islam are listed in the Hadith together and are mentioned individually in the Quran.

Upon reading Sahih al-Bukhari, fortunately, the five pillars of Islam are actually seen outlined within the very first Hadith. The Five pillars, according to Traditions and Encounters, are a framework of obligations present to help form a unified Islamic community (p.263-264); Muhammad himself, in the 38th hadith, describes the five pillars as the baseline obligations of a Muslim to please Allah and enter paradise. The first Hadith states thusly, “Allah’s Apostle said: Islam is based on five [principles]: 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle. 2. To offer the [compulsory congregational] prayers dutifully and perfectly. 3. To pay Zakat. 4. To perform Hajj. 5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.”

Islam consists of individuals who believe in Allah, a deity whose teachings its followers. Muslims, believe were recorded, verbatim, by the god's last prophet, Muhammad. The founder of Islam is believed to be Prophet Muhammad. According to Islamic scripture, all people who follow God's revealed guidance and the messengers sent with it 'submit' to that guidance, and are considered Muslims. The place of origin for Islam is Arabian Peninsula, Mecca at Mount Hira. Only one God. God is the one True Creator. God has always existed, none existed before him and will exist forever. He transcends life and death. No part of His creation resembles Him, He cannot be seen, but sees

The Arabic word “Muslim,” literally means “someone who is in a state of Islam (submission to the will and law of God [Allah]),” (Ellwood, 2014) not terrorists as portrayed in the media. The religion of Islam is to accept and obey the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad. There are five simple but essential observances that all practicing Muslims accept and follow: confession of faith, prayer five times a day, giving of alms to the poor, fasting, and the hajj (Ellwood, 2014). These “Pillars of Islam” represent the core that unites all Muslims.

All great things are built on a solid and strong foundation. The religion of Islam is no different. The foundation on which Islam was built is known as The Five Pillars of Islam. These are the essential duties that are required of all Muslims. The pillars are the shahadah (declaration of faith), salah (establishment of the five ritual prayers), zakah (almsgiving), sawm (fasting the month of Ramadan), and hajj (pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca). These five pillars are in the central religious text of Islam, the Qur’an, and are presented as “the framework for worship and a sign of commitment to faith” (Esposito, “Pillars of Islam”). The pillars are often compared to a creed such as those seen in Christianity. While the two are similar in regards to the first pillar, they differ in that the five pillars of Islam are acts or practices that Muslims must perform while a creed, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is a brief authoritative formula of religious belief. Shahadah, salah, zakah, sawm, and hajj are the five obligations all Muslims have to satisfy to live a respectable life according to Islam. They are the framework and foundation of a Muslim’s life.

As with any act of worship, fasting requires obedience and submission to Allah’s commands through the highest degree of commitment and sincerity. Every year during the month of Ramadan (the 9th month of the lunar calendar), Muslims fast from dawn until sunset, abstaining from three key human needs – food, drink and sexual relations. One should also abstain from all sinful actions.

Have you ever wondered how the world’s second biggest religion, Islam, works? In Islam, there is something called the Five Pillars of Faith that are a central part of Islam. Also, in Islam, they have some beliefs that they follow, but that are also followed by other religions. Then, Islam, has a special month of the year that they call Ramadan and during this time they have to do certain things that also help the needy. Islam is a very big religion. It has many beliefs and events each year that help Muslims in their daily lives.

The five pillars of Islam are the framework of how the Muslim live their lives. Islamic people pray 5 times a day this is a way that they show their dedication to their god, Allah. Islamic men must gather on Fridays to attend a mass at their local mosque. The mosque is not the only place where they can they can talk to their god but a place where they can connect as a community. Islam was foundered by Muhammad on the 610 CE, it was founded in Mecca, now part of Saudi Arabia.