Mr. Grant H. Ward Mosaics I May 2013 The Five Pillars of Islam The ’Five Pillars ’ of Islam are the foundation of a Muslim ’s life. Islam is the fastest growing nation and the religion spread rapidly throughout the first two hundred years. Initially‚ Islam grew by force‚ and then slowly evolved into a peaceful way of cultivating through missionaries. Today‚ the two largest Islamic countries are Indonesia and Malaysia. The Five Pillars come from the Qur ’an‚ the last of all scriptures. According
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What are the five pillars of Islam and their importance to Muslims? ‘’Islam is built on five pillars: to bear witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger; to establish Salah‚ to give Zakat‚ performance of Hajj and fasting in the month of Ramadan’’. This well known and widely transmitted saying of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) composes the very essence of Islam‚ being built by five fundamental pillars. Each pillar is related to one another and equal importance
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Voices of Islam In his book‚ Ways of the World‚ author Robert Strayer explores the main pillars of the Islamic religion that he refers to as the Voices of Islam. These are the voices of; Allah‚ Prophet Muhammad‚ the law and Sufis. Strayer expresses that these four voices are the ones that have characterized the Islamic religion throughout the years. The voices differ in a lot of aspects and one common observation among the Muslims is that they tend towards one voice that they view as more favorable
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Journey to the End of Islam is a travel narrative that follows the journey of Michael Muhammad Knight‚ an American born-again convert to Islam. His travels through historic Islamic sites in Ethiopia‚ Pakistan‚ Egypt‚ Syria‚ and Saudi Arabia are made with the intention of facilitating a better understanding of his faith and the extensive range of variations to the religion. Throughout the journal‚ Knight is exposed to everything from devout orthodox Muslims to Islamic punk rockers who partake in what
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BUS240: Professional Work Values in Islam Instructor: Dr. Hisham Adam Group Names: Yousef Al Khamis Khalid Al Dabbous Hamad Al Sayegh Mohammad Jamal Professional Work Values Introduction Religion plays an important role in the development of work and professional ethics the world over. All religions‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Hindu among others all inform on work‚ work values and work ethics in an effort
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followers‚ there are various rituals or practices that must be done in some religions. In Islam there are multiple rituals that constitute the five pillars all which are very important and significant. “The principles that regulate the private lives of Muslims in their dealings with God.” (160) The first pillar is the shahadah. Where Muhammad is the prophet. “There is no god but Allah‚ and Muhammad and His Prophet.”Each (160) His followers are affirming that Allah is the one and only God and Muhammed
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The first century from the inception of Islam‚ 622 CE – 719 CE‚ was marked by little political discord and social division as the community of believers constituted a non-Muslim group which drew on theists of various faiths and denominations beforehand. At the end of that century‚ the Islamic faith began to take on the form of its own distinct group. The period prior to the reign of Abd al-Malik‚ 685 CE -705 CE‚ was a tolerant and accepting model of the Islamic faith. Although‚ there is lack of historical
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Christianity is the most popular religion in the world and Islam is the fastest growing. Christianity has 2.2 billion followers‚ it’s the religion with the most followers. Islam has 1.7 billion followers making it the second biggest and fastest growing religion in the world. They are the two biggest religions in the world. Christianity is the most populated and best known religion in the world. The Christian God is split into three forms. They believe he is the‚ Holy Spirit‚ God‚ and Jesus‚ which
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The Five Pillars of Islam The central beliefs of Islam are based on the five fundamental practices they are as follows. Shahadah "There is none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God." This is the statement of faith and belief in Allah (God) and the Prophet Muhammad. It’s the declaration of faith that all Muslims required to make. The declaration is a simple two part procedure that announces Allah is the only God and that Mohammed is his messenger. The meaning of
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Chapter 14 – The Expansive Realm of Islam I. Chapter Intro A. “In 632 CE the prophet Muhammad visited his native city of Mecca from his home in exile at Medina‚ and in doing so he set an example that devout Muslims have sought to emulate ever since” (B&Z 355). Each year hundreds of thousands of Muslims travel to Mecca by land‚ sea‚ and air to make the hajj (“the holy pilgrimage to Mecca”) and visit the holy sites of Islam. As years went by the pilgrims decrease‚ but in the 9th c. it had
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