FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

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FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

• SOURCES OF THE FAITH,
• FOUNDATION OF THE COMMUNITY

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• Those who recite the Book of God and perform the
  prayer, and expend of that
• We have provided them
• He may pay them in full their wages
• And enrich them of His bounty surely He is
• All-forgiving, All-thankful.
• Quran 3527

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The Five Pillars of Islam as Observed by Muslims

• Muslims call them the ibadat (acts of
  service).
• Represents Muslims most basic beliefs and
  practices.
• They are the five obligatory acts all Muslims are
  expected to carry out.
• Considered as acts of formal worship in Islam.
• Might slightly vary in expression due to cultural
  and historical influence.

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IntroducingThe Five Pillars
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The First Pillarthe declaration of
faith(shahada)

• Ashhadu anna la ilaha illa llah, wa anna
  Muhammadan rasula llah.
• This means- I bear witness that there is no god
  but God, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of
  God.

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The Second Pillarprayer(salat)

• Old traditional saying Prayer is like a stream
  of sweet water which flows past the door of each
  of you. A Muslim plunges into it five times a
  day.
• Two types
• Dua- petition, supplication or invocation
• Salat- follow a precise pattern dawn (fajr),
  after midday (zuhr), mid-afternoon (maghrub) and
  night (isha).

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The Third Pillaralmsgiving(zakat)

• Zakat means purity
• Commonly translated as alms tax, range from
  2.5 to 10 of ones profit.
• People purify their wealth by giving a share of
  it to God.
• Zakat is given to
• The needy, the poor, those who collect the zakat,
  those whose hearts are to be reconciled to Islam,
  captives, those in debt, those who are fighting
  in Gods path, and travelers.

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The Fourth Pillarfasting(sawm)

• Fast during the whole month of Ramadam
• Abstention form food, drink and sexual
  intercourse ending at sunset.
• Muhammads first revelation.
• The ninth month of the lunar calendar.
• Not always falls in the same season of the year.
• Maghrib (sunset prayer)- O God, I have fasted
  for You, and I have believed in You, and with
  Your food I break the fast. In the name of God,
  the Merciful.

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The Fifth Pillarpilgrimage(hajj)

• The first house in Mecca
• Its no vacation
• Rite of tawaf (circumambulation)
• Abrahams footprints
• Zamzam well
• Arafat
• Mina
• Final acts

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Why Understand the Five Pillars of Islam?

• To reinforce God consciousness for Muslims.
• For direct awareness of God.
• To strengthen the faith individually and as a
  community.
• For a greater possibility to carry on an Islamic
  way of life.

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