Religion and Beliefs
All Saudis are Muslim. Islam based on five fundamentals:
1- The Tow Testimonies: I confess that there is just Allah and confess that MUHAMMAD is his prophet.
2- prayers: five prayers per day, tow prayers during day before sunrise and after, tow prayers after sunset, and one prayer in the middle day in limited time. All Muslims: men, women, kids at age 7to 10 start praying. There are terms and basis for prayer. The most important is Muslim should clean hand face and feet with water before praying that called ablution.
3- Giving Zakat; Muslims must pay Zakat; it is obligatory upon all rich Muslims to give 2.5 % of money each year to the poor. Giving the Zakat is pillars of Islam.
4- Fasting Ramadan that all Muslim have …show more content…
A basic rule in Saudi Arabia is that women are separated from men in places like schools, hospitals, wedding occasions and guests’ bedrooms when people visit each other.
Legitimately, girls and boys don’t do any sexual relationship before marriage because it is prohibited in Islam. It is illegal and prohibited in my religion to drink Alcohol or eat pork, so customs don’t allow people to bring them inside Saudi Arabia.
Recently, a lot of people confuse between Muslims and ISIS (terrorists) who claimed Islam but the real Muslim don’t do what ISIS does. Prophet Mohammed told us about these people and warn Muslims of their grave danger when they appear, he referred to them as the people of the black flags. Also, he told Muslims to fight ISIS when they see them because prophet said “whoever kills a muahid (a non-Muslim who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of paradise though its fragrance can be smell at a distance of forty years”. Therefor, ISIS don’t relate to Islam and all Muslim should respect the people of other …show more content…
An American experience that I did not expect before I came to the USA is racism that extends to education and healthcare system. I selected these fields due to the significant role in the individuals’ life. Moreover, I can’t imagine racism that is related to white and non-white which leads to ask myself: can I choose my color before I am born, why are people judged upon their color not their morals. Therefore, people should love who I am (non -white or white), that is their problem if they can’t; regardless of people’s views, I am proud of
All Saudis are Muslim. Islam based on five fundamentals:
1- The Tow Testimonies: I confess that there is just Allah and confess that MUHAMMAD is his prophet.
2- prayers: five prayers per day, tow prayers during day before sunrise and after, tow prayers after sunset, and one prayer in the middle day in limited time. All Muslims: men, women, kids at age 7to 10 start praying. There are terms and basis for prayer. The most important is Muslim should clean hand face and feet with water before praying that called ablution.
3- Giving Zakat; Muslims must pay Zakat; it is obligatory upon all rich Muslims to give 2.5 % of money each year to the poor. Giving the Zakat is pillars of Islam.
4- Fasting Ramadan that all Muslim have …show more content…
A basic rule in Saudi Arabia is that women are separated from men in places like schools, hospitals, wedding occasions and guests’ bedrooms when people visit each other.
Legitimately, girls and boys don’t do any sexual relationship before marriage because it is prohibited in Islam. It is illegal and prohibited in my religion to drink Alcohol or eat pork, so customs don’t allow people to bring them inside Saudi Arabia.
Recently, a lot of people confuse between Muslims and ISIS (terrorists) who claimed Islam but the real Muslim don’t do what ISIS does. Prophet Mohammed told us about these people and warn Muslims of their grave danger when they appear, he referred to them as the people of the black flags. Also, he told Muslims to fight ISIS when they see them because prophet said “whoever kills a muahid (a non-Muslim who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of paradise though its fragrance can be smell at a distance of forty years”. Therefor, ISIS don’t relate to Islam and all Muslim should respect the people of other …show more content…
An American experience that I did not expect before I came to the USA is racism that extends to education and healthcare system. I selected these fields due to the significant role in the individuals’ life. Moreover, I can’t imagine racism that is related to white and non-white which leads to ask myself: can I choose my color before I am born, why are people judged upon their color not their morals. Therefore, people should love who I am (non -white or white), that is their problem if they can’t; regardless of people’s views, I am proud of