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What is The Shahadah?
A declaration of faith that you must say prior to becoming a Muslim.
What is the declaration?
"Ash-hadu an La Ilaha
Illallahu, wa Ash-hadu anna
Muhammadur RasulAllah."
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah,
and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
What does it mean?
When a Muslim recites this they proclaim:
- That Allah is the only God, and that Muhammad is his prophet
- That they personally accept this as true
- That they will obey all the commitments of Islam in their life
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Pillar 1 - The Shahadah
If you want to join a group or community what do you need to do?
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Islam
Before Prayer
The area must be clean before prayer can commence
Often they will pray on mats.
How do they pray?
Before Muslims can pray they must wash themselves. This is called Wudu.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/wudhu/
Pillar 2 - Salat
They must remove shoes before entering the mosque to ensure they're not bringing any dirt into prayer
They must face towards Mecca
The Ka'bah - first temple built to God.
Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by Muslims
Prayer reminds Muslims that they are dependant on God.
They worship God as their creator.
How often do Muslims pray?
Muslim spray five times a day . . . . .
sunset
afternoon
noon
night
Sunrise
just after the sun sets
the late part of the afternoon
after the sun passes it's highest
between sunset and midnight
before sunrise
The Shahadah is declared during each of these prayer sessions
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The 5 Pillars of Islam
http://www.truetube.co.uk/film/holy-cribs-mosque
Watch the short video and take relevant notes on Islamic prayer
A pillar is something which supports a building, and stops it falling down.
The Adhan
The Pillars of Islam supports the beliefs and practices of the religion
The 5 Pillars are 5 things which a Muslim would do to show they were committed to the religion.
The call to prayer
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What are the five pillars for?
These are five rules or principles that a Muslim must follow.
The Five Pillars of Islam help a Muslim to worship Allah and guide his daily life.
Third Pillar - Zakat
The compulsory giving of a set proportion of one's wealth to charity
2.5% of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor.
Pillar 5 - Hajj
A pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must take part in once in their lifetime.
a journey of faith, often through difficult lands, to a place of spiritual significance.
What are the benefits of Zakat?
Freeing oneself from the love of money
Helping a person acknowledge that everything comes from God on loan and that we do not really own anything ourselves
Acknowledging that whether we are rich or poor is God's choice
Helping the poor
Obeying God
Freeing oneself from the love of possessions and greed
Fourth Pillar - Sawm
Behaving honestly
Learning self-discipline
Fasting - Muslims are required to fast during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
Freeing oneself from love of oneself
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What does the fast include?
adult Muslims must give up the following things during the hours of daylight:
Food or drink of any sort
Smoking, including passive smoking
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