The Pillar

and by providing necessary and appropriate health care services” (Lucas County Health Center, 2014, p. 1). The five pillar concept is patterned after Quint Studer’s “Five Pillar” model. Studer (2003) states that a pillar model helps organizations to create consistency and focus and provides a foundation for the organizations to measure excellence and success (p. 48-49). The five pillar format functions well in determining facility focus and assigning specific ownership of…

Prayer is one of the central elements of Islamic practice and worship. Indeed, it is the second of the Five Pillars of Islam and, along with the testimony of faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting the month of Ramadan and paying the poor tax, forms the essential framework of religious life for Muslims. More than that, the observance of the ritual prayer forms the framework of each Muslim’s day, from the pre-dawn morning prayer to the night prayer that precedes sleep. Prayer’s Importance in…

five pillars of Islam? What did it practices and doctrines offer to poor urban African American culture? Why did he leave it? What did he find in universal Islam that was different from the practices and teachings of the nation of Islam? It really amazed me to read about this part of his journey. Malcolm had a lot of things to say about the nation of Islam. He talks about how he saw there were differences in the Nation of Islam and the Universal Islam. He later explains he five pillars…

interesting part of the Islamic faith is the practices and beliefs of it. First, one of the central beliefs of the Islamic religion is that Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his prophet. Now, onto one of the practices is the “Five Pillars of Islam”. The “Five Pillars of Islam” are faith, prayer facing Mecca, fasting, pilgrimage to Mecca (If you can afford the trip), and alms. Another interesting part of this religion is the Qur'an. The Qur’an is the sacred text of this respective faith. This…

urges. Participating in the never-ending battle against ever changing urges of the world that contaminate the soul is believed to bring one closer to god. One who struggles against urges is know as a “Mujahid” (Hillenbrand). Practicing the five pillars of Islam is a way many Muslims show their devotion to God. By struggling against urges…

The official Green Party website promotes four pillars that include “Peace and Nonviolence, Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, and Social Justice” (). I found them pleasing as their agenda believes that humanity depends on the environment, and we should care for it in return. Additionally, their foreign policy is liberal as they agree the democracy holds no bounds calling for the “global adoption of basic human right” (). Furthermore, the party believes in equality for all ( therefore…

The five pillars of Islam are the framework for a Muslim person 's religious life. The pillars are Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj. Both the Sunni and Shi’a agree on the essential principles of the pillars despite their other fundamental differences. These pillars are commanded by their god called Allah. Performing the pillars allows muslims to combine their religious and secular lives into a single unit of devotion. The fulfillment of the pillars is seen more as an obligation or duty…

the world, much like Christians and Jews. The religion of Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad in 632 . He wrote a book called The Qur’an, and all Muslims follow the rules written in the book. One of the examples is The Five Pillars of Islam. The first pillar, Shahadah, is Faith. Muslims recite a declaration of faith that means, “ There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.” Muslims also believe that there is a judgement day when God…

is highlighted in the five pillars of Islam. The first of these pillars is known as Shahadah. This pillar refers to a Muslim’s proclamation of their faith “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his messenger” (Pennington, 2009). The second pillar focuses on the ritual of prayer (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…

developed known as the Five Pillars of Islam. The first pillar was faith; faith in the oneness of Allah and the finality of the prophet hood of Muhammad. The second pillar was keeping of the five scheduled daily prayers one at dawn, one at noon, another in the afternoon, at sunset, and before bed. These prayers may be performed alone or in a group. Friday is the Muslim Sabbath, so people may gather in a mosque for the noon prayer. This is called juma'a. The third pillar was Almsgiving (zakat),…