FIVE PILLARS of MUSLIM FAITH

FASTING

• Fasting means to abstain completely from Earthly desires.
• Happens during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic year.
• Provides a man with a transparent soul, a clear mind and a light body.

PRAYER (FACING MECCA)

• Consists of five daily prayers:
• Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (noon)
• Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (evening)
• Isha' (night)
• Muslims must wash before prayer

PRAYER (continued)

Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Muslims are obliged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca once in their life.
• After a Muslim makes a trip to Mecca, he/she is known as a hajj/hajja
• Hajj should be an expression of devotion to God, not to gain social standing.

CHARITY

• Charity is required of every financially stable Muslim.
• Islam encourages the sharing of wealth with others.
• The concept of wealth is considered as a gift from God in Islam

FAITH (IN ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD)

• Declaration of faith and trust that there is only one God (Allah)
• Belief that Muhammad is God's messenger.
• Reciting Kalima is obligatory in daily prayer.
• The Kalima reads...

"I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT GOD