Transcript Islam - University of Mount Union

Islam
THE WILL OF ALLAH
The Five Pillars
THE FIVE ACTS OF WORSHIP
The Five Pillars of Islam
 Creed - Shahadah
 Prayer - Salat
 Charity to the Poor - Zakat
 Fasting during Ramadan - Sawm
 Pilgrimage to Mecca - Hajj
The First Pillar
 Creed - Shahadah
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There is no God but God
and Muhammad is His
Prophet
 The Shahadah in Arabic
The Second Pillar
 Prayer - Salat - Five daily
prayers facing the Holy
City of Mecca
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one prays before dawn,
midday, midafternoon,
sunset and at night.
Ritual cleansing is
involved.
times for prayer are
announced by a muezzin
who calls out from the top
of a tower called a
minaret.
 Hundreds of Muslims pray in
Kolkata (Calcutta), India (AP
PHOTO)
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Prayer
 When there is a prayer
group one acts as the
leader.
 Passages from the Qur’an
are recited.
 Friday is the public day
of prayer usually in the
midafternoon. Men are
at the mosque and
women are at home.
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The Friday public prayer
usually includes a sermon.
 Prayer Movements
The Third Pillar
 Giving of Alms - Zakat -
One gives 2.5 percent of
one’s total income to the
poor usually dispensed
by the government.
 A Muslim is also
expected to perform acts
of charity as part of one’s
everyday life.
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The Fourth Pillar
 Fasting during Ramadan
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One abstains from eating
during the daylight hours
for a whole month.
One also avoids liquid,
tobacco and sex from
dawn until dusk.
 It is the holiest month in
Islam
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Ramadan
 Purpose
 discipline
 develop sympathy for the
poor
 give to others what one
would have eaten
 You Can Buy Hundreds Of
Meals For The Needy At
These Outlets.
 It is the ninth month of
the Muslim calendar
(lunar) cycle
 It is the time during
which Muhammad
received his revelations.
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The Fifth Pillar
 Pilgrimage to the Holy
City of Mecca - Hajj
 It is a religious journey
by a believer.
 All Muslims, unless not
able due to sickness and
poverty, are expected to
make the journey.
 Only Muslims may visit
the city.
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The Grand Mosque
The Pilgrimage
 The greater pilgrimage is
made during a special
month dhu’l-Hijjah
 The lesser pilgrimage is
made during other times
of the year.
 There is ritual and
purification involved.
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Uniformed clothing,
special prayers, and
refraining from sex and
violence.
The Ka’ba
 It is located in the
center of the Great
Mosque of Mecca.
 It is approximately 50’
high and 40’ wide and
covered with a black
cloth.
 The inside is empty and
is ritually purified.
 The Black Stone which
is believed to be a
meteorite is embedded
in one of the walls.
 The interior of the Ka’ba
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