What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Answer A The Five Pillars of Islam are the five things Muslims must adopt as part of their religion. These things are: Shahada testimony that there is no god except Allah (God) the one and only one God and Muhammad is s messenger Salah (praying) Zakah (specific compulsory charity) Saum (fasting during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage) for those who can afford it Detailed Answer : 1) Shahadah or Declaration of Faith ~ There is none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God. " It means in Arabic to say "Ashhadu an lâ ilâha ill-Allah WA ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan 'abduhû WA rasûluh This declaration of faith is called the shahadah, a simple formula that all the faithful pronounce.

The significance of this declaration is the belief that the only purpose of life is to serve and obey God, and Muslims believe that this is achieved through the teachings and practices of the Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him) 2) Salah or Prayer ~ The requirement to pray five times a day at fixed times. Each salah is performed facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Salah is intended to focus the mind on Allah; it is seen as a personal communication with Allah, expressing gratitude and worship. According to the Qur'an, the benefit of prayer "restrains one from shameful and evil deeds".

These five ritual prayers contain verses from the Qur'an, and are said in Arabic, the language of the Revelation. Personal supplications however, can be offered in one's own language and at any time 3) Zakah or Almsgiving~ An important principle of Islam is that everything belongs to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word zakah means both "purification" and "growth."

Setting aside a proportion for those in need purifies our possessions. Zakah(or charity) is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all who are able to do so. It is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to ease economic hardship for others and eliminate inequality.

Zakah consists of spending a fixed portion of one's wealth for the benefit of the poor or needy, including slaves,debtors and travelers. A Muslim may also donate more as an act of voluntary charity, in order to achieve additional divine reward For a person who has money or commercial property at a certain amount termed nisâb-that is, after one has subtracted one's debts from the total of what one has of gold or commercial property, if the remainder, including one's dues that are to be received, is the amount of or equal to 96 g-it is fard to give one-fortieth of it as zakât. It is also fard to give one-tenth of the crop harvested from one's land to the poor.

This one-tenth of zakât is termed 'ushr 4) Sawm or Fasting~ Every year in the month of Ramadan, all able Muslims fast from dawn until sundset - abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations with their spouses. Although fasting is beneficial to health, it is mainly a method of self-purification. Muslims believe that by depriving oneself from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person focuses on his or her purpose in life by constantly being aware of the presence of God.

He also gets to know about the difficulties and pains of the destitutes of the society. The fast is meant to allow Muslims to seek nearness to Allah, to express their gratitude to and dependence on him, to atone for their past sins, and to remind them of the needy.

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