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Islam

Islam. The Will of Allah. The Five Pillars. The five acts of Worship. The Five Pillars of Islam. Creed - Shahadah Prayer - Salat Charity to the Poor - Zakat Fasting during Ramadan - Sawm Pilgrimage to Mecca - Hajj. The First Pillar. Creed - Shahadah

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Islam

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  1. Islam The Will of Allah

  2. The Five Pillars The five acts of Worship

  3. The Five Pillars of Islam • Creed - Shahadah • Prayer - Salat • Charity to the Poor - Zakat • Fasting during Ramadan - Sawm • Pilgrimage to Mecca - Hajj

  4. The First Pillar • Creed - Shahadah • There is no God but God and Muhammad is His Prophet • The Shahadah in Arabic

  5. The Second Pillar • Prayer - Salat - Five daily prayers facing the Holy City of Mecca • one prays before dawn, midday, midafternoon, sunset and at night. • Ritual cleansing is involved. • times for prayer are announced by a muezzin who calls out from the top of a tower called a minaret. • Hundreds of Muslims pray in Kolkata (Calcutta), India (AP PHOTO) http://i.cnn.net/cnn/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/islam/images/group.prayer.jpg

  6. Prayer • When there is a prayer group one acts as the leader. • Passages from the Qur’an are recited. • Friday is the public day of prayer usually in the midafternoon. Men are at the mosque and women are at home. • The Friday public prayer usually includes a sermon. • Prayer Movements

  7. The Third Pillar • Giving of Alms - Zakat - One gives 2.5 percent of one’s total income to the poor usually dispensed by the government. • A Muslim is also expected to perform acts of charity as part of one’s everyday life. http://www.emelmagazine.com/images/final_hand_i25.gif

  8. The Fourth Pillar • Fasting during Ramadan • One abstains from eating during the daylight hours for a whole month. • One also avoids liquid, tobacco and sex from dawn until dusk. • It is the holiest month in Islam http://arxxiduc.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/ramadan.jpg

  9. Ramadan • Purpose • discipline • develop sympathy for the poor • give to others what one would have eaten • It is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar (lunar) cycle • It is the time during which Muhammad received his revelations. • You Can Buy Hundreds Of Meals For The Needy At These Outlets. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hilaliya.com/ramadan_crowds_tn.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hilaliya.com/2007/09/ramadan-nights-the-umrah.html&h=375&w=500&sz=70&hl=en&start=49&tbnid=XcJUxnYkC691jM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dramadan%26start%3D36%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

  10. The Fifth Pillar • Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca - Hajj • It is a religious journey by a believer. • All Muslims, unless not able due to sickness and poverty, are expected to make the journey. • Only Muslims may visit the city. http://www.hajjandumrahusa.com/Images/hajj.jpg

  11. The Grand Mosque

  12. The Pilgrimage • The greater pilgrimage is made during a special month dhu’l-Hijjah • The lesser pilgrimage is made during other times of the year. • There is ritual and purification involved. • Uniformed clothing, special prayers, and refraining from sex and violence.

  13. The Ka’ba • It is located in the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca. • It is approximately 50’ high and 40’ wide and covered with a black cloth. • The inside is empty and is ritually purified. • The Black Stone which is believed to be a meteorite is embedded in one of the walls. • The interior of the Ka’ba http://www.sacred-destinations.com/saudi-arabia/images/mecca/resized/kaba-interior-wp-pd.jpg

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