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1. Shahadatain (Testimony): To bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah(The Creator),
and that Muhammad (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is His Messenger.
Muslims are obliged to follow his exemplary life as a model.
2. Salaah: Daily prayers are offered
five times a day as a duty towards Allah. They strengthen and enliven
the belief in Allah and inspire man to a higher morality. They purify
the heart and prevent temptation towards wrong-doings and evil things.
They are:
- Salaatul-Fajr. (The Dawn Prayer)
- Salaatul-Dhuhr. (The Noon Prayer)
- Salaatul-Asr. (The Afternoon Prayer)
- Salaatul-Maghrib. (The Sunset Prayer)
- Salaatul-Isha. (The Evening Prayer)
3. Zakaah (Charity): The literal
and simple meaning of Zakaah is purity, while its technical meaning
designates the annual amount in kind or cash that a Muslim with
means must distribute among the rightful beneficiaries from his
yearly net savings. But the religious and spiritual significance
of Zakaah is much deeper and more valuable than its humanitarian,
and socio-political value.
4. Sawm (Fasting): The Muslims during
the month of Ramadhaan do not only abstain from food, drink and
sexual intercourse from dawn to sunset but they are also required
to refrain from evil intentions and desires throughout the whole
months of the year in general, and during the month of Ramadhaan
in particular. It teaches love, sincerity and devotion, and develops
a sound social conscience, patience, selflessness and will power
as well.
5. Hajj
(Pilgrimage to Mecca): It is to be performed once in a lifetime,
so long as one can afford it financially and physically, and it
is the largest annual convention of faith where Muslims meet to
know one another, study their common affairs and promote their general
welfare without prejudice or bias as to one's color, race, nationality
as well as status in life. After all, everyone is equal in the sight
of Allah, and so Hajj therefore demonstrates in effect the universality
of Islam and the brotherhood and equality of Muslims.
" THIS IS ISLAM
" THE TRUE WAY FOR SUCCESS
" IN THIS LIFE AND IN THE LIFE HEREAFTER
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