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Islam Means

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Submission

Our Belief

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5 Pillars of Islam

Shahadah

1. Shahada First pillar of Islam

Ashhadu Alla Ilaha Illa Allah Wa Ashhadu

Anna Muhammad Rasul Allah

"There is no God but Allah, and

Muhammad is his messenger."

When a Muslim recites this they

accept:

• That Allah is the only God, and that

Muhammad is his prophet

• That you will obey all the

commitments of Islam in your life

2. Salaat Second pillar of Islam

Allah ordered Muslims to pray five

times a day:

1. Fajr: dawn, before sunrise

2. Zuhr: midday, after the sun passes

its highest

3 Asr: the late part of the afternoon

4 Maghrib: just after sunset

5 Isha: between sunset and midnight

Muslim prayer unites the mind, soul,

and body in worship.

3. Zakat (charity)

Third pillar of Islam

Pay charity to the poor and the needy

To give 2.5% of our wealth each year to

poor.

The benefits of giving Zakat:

• To Obey Allah

• Helping a person and know that

everything comes from Allah

• And since we cannot take anything with

us when we die we should help others

• Accept that whether we are rich or poor is

Allah's choice

• So we should help those he has chosen

to make poor

• Helps us Learn self-discipline

• Helps us Free ourself from love of money

• Helps us Behave honestly

4. Sawm Fasting

Fourth Pillar of Islam

Muslims fast during the

month of Ramadan

We cannot eat Food or drink during the day

There are many good reasons for this

fasting:

• To Obey Allah

• Learn self-discipline

• Becoming spiritually stronger

• Appreciating Allah's gifts to us

• Share the sufferings of the poor and

develop sympathy for them

• Realise the value of charity and generosity

• Giving thanks for the Holy Qur'an, which

was first revealed in the month of Ramadan

• Sharing fellowship with other Muslims

Ramadan ends with the festival of Eid ul-

Fitr.

5. Hajj

Fifth pillar of

Islam

Pilgrimage to

Mecca

The Hajj makes Muslims feel the real

importance of life on earth, and the

afterlife

Hajj is in the month of Dhul Hijjah which

is the twelfth month of the Islamic

calendar.

It is the journey that every Muslim must

make at least once in their life.

Hajj helps the bond of Islamic

brotherhood and sisterhood by showing

that everyone is equal in the eyes of

Allah.

No one is rich or poor in the house of

Allah. Everybody is equal.