The Five Pillars of Islam

Like many other religions, Muslim faith has undergone many changes and branches. Like Christianity, primitive beliefs are still practiced by some people, but others have started a new branch and their own interpretation is Muslim. Despite these differences in Muslim religion, a series of ethical guidelines are essential for everyone. These rules are the five pillars of Islam. Since the five pillars serve as moral compass of Muslims and they are cited by Muhammad, they are widely referred to in the Holy Muslim book in the Quran which is the word of God It is accepted (Molloy, 425).

Muslims are taught to practice their religion through the five "pillars" of Islam. These five pillars are the best places to start studying Islam. The first pillar is to recite the belief that "there is no god, only one god exists, and Muhammad is his prophet." Muslims repeat this every day. The second pillar is everyday prayer. Muslims have to pray five times a day to face the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The third pillar is to give a cupping. Muslims are extremely worried about taking care of the poor. The proportion of income is set to help poor people. The fourth pillar is fasting during Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, commemorating the Qur'an given to Muhammad. This month all the faithful Muslims are from dawn to dusk. Because Islam uses the lunar calendar, Ramadan appears every year at different times.

Muslims are strengthening their belief system by enacting many rules and regulations. The five pillars of Islam constitute the foundation of religion. The pillar symbolizes the necessary obligation of all Muslims. By following the pillars of the five pillars Muslims will become religiously pure and will ensure that they will enter the afterlife heaven. The five pillars include faith, five prayers a day, fasting during Ramadan, giving, and pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred site of Saudi Arabia. The first pillar of faith requires all Muslims to believe that God (God in Arabic) is the only god, Muhammad is his last messenger. The second pill, five prayers a day, forces Muslims to pray five times a day. Fifth times of prayer are early in the morning, afternoon, evening, evening and evening. (4) The third pillar, fasting, requires fasting Muslims from sunrise to sun during the Ramadan everyday.