5 Pillars Of Islam

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1-SHAHADA

 

The Shahada is the Muslim profession of faith and the first of the ‘Five Pillars’ of Islam. The word shahada in Arabic means ‘testimony.’ Kalma-e-Shahada is as follows:

 

 

It is to testify to two things:

 

(a) Nothing deserves worship except Allah.

 

( Muhammad (SalAllahuAlaiheWasallam) is the Messenger of Allah.

 

2-SALAAH

 

Namaaz is the first Fardh in Islam after Imaan and Aqeeda. The excellence of Salaah can be derived from this, that all the other Faraa'idh were revealed on earth, but Namaaz was granted to Rasoolullah (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Sallam) on the night of Me'raj even further than the Arsh and Kursi

 

 

 

Salah is the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of Islam. It is performed five times a day by all Muslims. Salah is a precise worship, different from praying on the inspiration of the moment. Muslims pray or, perhaps more correctly, worship five times throughout the day.

 

 

 

3-FASTING-ROZA

 

 

 

The Fast of Ramadan, occurs once each year during the 9^th lunar month, the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar in which:

 

“…the Quran was sent down as a guidance for the people.” (Quran 2:185)

 

God in His infinite mercy has exempt the ill, travelers, and others who are unable from fasting Ramadan.

 

Fasting helps Muslims develop self-control, gain a better understanding of God’s gifts and greater compassion towards the deprived. Fasting in Islam involves abstaining from all bodily pleasures between dawn and sunset. Not only is food forbidden, but also any sexual activity. All things which are regarded as prohibited is even more so in this month, due to its sacredness.. Each and every moment during the fast, a person suppresses their passions and desires in loving obedience to God. This consciousness of duty and the spirit of patience helps in strengthening our faith. Fasting helps a person gain self-control. A person who abstains from permissible things like food and drink is likely to feel conscious of his sins. A heightened sense of spirituality helps break the habits of lying, staring with lust at the opposite ######, gossiping, and wasting time.

 

4-ZAKAT

 

 

 

Zakaat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It has been mentioned, along with daily Prayers (Salaah), seventy times in the Qur'an

 

 

 

It is stated in the Hadith that by giving Zakaat the following benefits are derived:

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Edited 29 ستمبر 2009 by True Islam