Sawm

(Salat), this is made clear in the Quran, when Muhammad is quoted saying “When each of you performs his prayer, he is in intimate communication with his lord” (Gordon, 2010). The third pillar (Zakat) focuses on giving money to charities and to the poor. Sawm is the fourth pillar and focuses on the period of fasting during Ramadan. The fifth and final pillar refers to Hajj that is a pilgrimage to the holy city, Mecca. These pillars are the frameworks to which Muslim life is based and built. It…

The Islam factions are rooted in disagreements. The long standing debate was about who should be named successor after the death of the prophet Muhammad. Both factions wanted someone they could trust that would carry out the prophet’s customs and teachings. The Muslims could not come to an agreement so that is what caused the spilt. Because of the split, it caused a lot of different views on religion and political issues. These factions are mostly in the Eastern part of the world. These two…

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a prophet. Second is Salat, which lays out the amount of prayer required for Muslims which is five times per day facing Mecca plus communal worship on Friday. Zalat, the third pillar, refers to charity expected from each Muslim. The fourth pillar, Sawm, expresses that every Muslim, if able, must fast during the month of Ramadan from sunrise to sunset to show strong will against giving into temptations such as food (“Five Pillars,” 1).The last pillar is the hajj, a journey to Mecca, the holiest…

Islam’s doctrine is structured around their Five Pillars: Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Hajj, and Sawm. These pillars form the basis of the Islamic beliefs. Resembling the Five Pillars of Islam, Christianity follows the Nicene Creed. This creed outlines the main beliefs and teachings of Christianity. Shahada or the profession of faith states, “There…

Prophet Muhammad (S) was the best of the messengers because his message is still being installed centuries after his deaths. Prophet Muhammad spread Islam peacefully; he showed the non-Muslims the characteristics of a believer, he was patient with the converts and was responsible. A profusion of people thinks that Prophet Muhammad (S) spread Islam violently because he was racist, and commanding his followers to do a bunch of stuff. Faith is interlinked with with the individual’s conviction.…

“Abraham’s Other Son” is a book that answers pressing questions about the Islam faith, while comparing it to Judaism and Christianity. Written by Phillip G. Samaan, this book disproves misconceptions about the Islam faith. The question and answer writing style allows for an easy, yet riveting read. The emergence of Islam begins with Muhammad. He desired to know God because polytheistic worshippers appalled him. His wife, Khadijah, encouraged him to accept God’s calling to be a special messenger.…

“A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life,” is an important quote, to me, made by a man with controversial theories, Charles Darwin. Today there is so much debate over whose belief is correct, which holy book is valid, and hatred between cultural and religious groups; and instead of valuing the diversity of our world, we are wasting the time of our valuable life on conflict. I chose Christianity and Islam, because they are two of the largest religious groups…

religious centers at which the heavenly and earthly meet, sites that act as bridges between the human and the divine worlds” (Hassner). All of the ritual practices and duties that make one a Muslim, including salat and alms-giving (zakat), and fasting (sawm), and pilgrimage (hajj). Once the devout Muslim completes his pilgrimage and…

Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion and is getting larger in terms of followers every year. In the year of 2050 Islam will grow from 1.6 billion to 2.76 billion followers. The word Islam means submission because people are submitting their will to God. Islam has many religious roots pertaining to other world Religions. In the media Islam is stereotyped for not practicing peace by saying Muslims commit acts of terrorism, women don’t have rights and that the Jihad is a holy war which are…