Five Pillars of Islam

Five Pillars of Islam

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October 16, 2010

Bridgette Mack

The Five Pillars of the Islam religion are the very convent that makes up the religion. Islamic central belief in there is no God only one God “Allah”. Muhammad was said to be the prophet and the founder of Islamic religion.

Muslim basic belief is that there is one true God and that all other God’s are false. Muslims also believe that there were other prophets starting with Adam, Abraham and his son Ishmael before the last prophet Muhammad said to be the last messenger of God. Muslims believe that that by following “Allah” and living by his word that it will bring peace and happiness. The beliefs that Islamic have are reflected in the Five Pillars.

The first pillar of Islam is believing and professing the unity of God and the messengership of Muhammad: “that there is no god but God and Muhammad the messenger” this is one a belief that is most important to the Islamic religion. The second is to perform a continual round of prayer that should happens everyday at least five times a day this allows Muslims to learn the ways of God. The third pillar is Zakat meaning spiritual tithing and almsgiving teaching Muslims to look at sharing is a way of purity.

The fourth pillar is fasting is consider another central belief of Islam it means to abstain completely from having food, drink, sexual intercourse, and smoking. Fasting is recommended for all Muslims but not a requirement until the month of Ramadan. Muslims believe that by fasting liberates the body from the heaviness of food and is a lesson for the soul. Muslims also believe that by fasting this doesn’t allow anything into the heart and mind that will distract them from God.

The fifth pillar is “hajj” or the pilgrimage to Mecca this is something that if a Muslims is able and have the mean to accomplish they are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime with this central belief...