Islam - is a special way of life that affects every aspect of human existence.It is built on five premises beliefs that are its foundation.The commandments of Islam - a belief and evidence that no one and nothing is worthy of worship except God and that Muhammad is the last prophet, who pointed out that Muslim, adhering to all five pillars of Islam, is required to get to heaven after death.
Key Beliefs determined five main postulates, they are essential to Islam.Pillars of Islam - is not the whole religion, but without them it would not have existed.If faith in the commandments will be strong, it will have a strong influence on the life of a Muslim.
five pillars of Islam:
- Shahada - confirmation that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad - His servant and messenger;
- Salat - committing ritual prayers five times daily;
- Zakat - payment of contributions;
- Syyam - compliance thirty fasting during the holy month of Ramadan;
- Hajj - pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, if this person is capable of.
Shahada in Arabic Shahada means "testimony".This adherence to strict monotheism (Tawhid), the belief in the oneness of Allah.Shahada means that the Lord - and the Eternal One, He - Almighty Creator, the chief ruler, who owns and operates the entire universe, and not the same, like him.The entire universe is subject to its laws.This faith in God is the ideal Muslim beliefs.The law of the Lord must rise above all other laws and considerations, so real Muslim lives according to the example of the Prophet (Sunnah) and the Holy Qur'an.The man who utters the testimony for Allah sincerely, becomes a Muslim.
Salat
Ritual prayer (salat) is the second pillar of Islam.A Muslim is required to five times a day should do the prayers, during which he turned to the Kaaba in Mecca.This ritual prayer takes the example of the Prophet Muhammad, which he showed all throughout life.The Prophet led the prayer of the Muslims usually in Medina and Mecca, showing them how to make prayer is necessary.For every Muslim prayer is considered necessary if it is healthy and able to do it.Prayer in Islam is divided into compulsory (fard or wajib), approves (Sunnah) and additional (nafilya).Obligatory prayers in Islam there are five - a Fajr, Zugra, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.All five of these prayers are performed at different times, in different poses and consist of a number of repeated cycles (Rakyat).The daily five-time prayers - it is the bounden duty of a Muslim, which makes non-compliance with Muslim sinner, and denying the obligation of their performance - not a Muslim (kafir).
Zakat Zakat - a compulsory financial contribution.Once a year, a wealthy Muslim must pay the donation, the value of which is determined by the type of activity, income and property views.On different types of property accrued share of payments is different, as regards cash payments - that are sacrificed to zyakat of 2.5%.
Syyam
Syyam or Eid - fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.The essence of fasting is worship of the Lord by refraining from drinking, eating and intimacy, and anything that might interfere with the pious human behavior during daylight hours for 30 days.
Hajj Hajj is the last of the five pillars of Islam.It is a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca.The most important pilgrimage is considered the Kaaba, which is the heart of the city.Hajj is obligatory only for those who are financially and physically can afford it.The pilgrimage takes place once in a lifetime.
The above 5 pillars of Islam are central to the life of every Muslim, they built their whole life.These commands are not listed in the Quran, but they were in the tradition and the life of Muhammad, because according to them the majority of Muslims.The five pillars of Islam - is an act that is the basis of faith and how to embrace aspects and aspects of ritual worship.
