worship and celebration

the five pillars

• shahadah- declaration of faith to allah
• salah- ritual prayer
• zakah- complusory giving to the poor
• sawm- fasting during ramadan
• hajj- anual pilgrimage to makkah
• all these things make someone a muslim

significance of shahadah

• "i bear witness that there is no god but allah, i bear witness that muhammad is the prophet of allah"
• saying that they believe in tawhid and risalah
• they have submitted to islam to be apart of the ummah
• important words because they must be the first thing a baby hears and the last thing a dying person hears

practic of salah prayer

• can pray anywhere as long as you are giving full attention to allah
• muslim must perform wudu which is a ritual washing to ensure they are pure when entering the mosque
• must face the qiblah in prayer which is the direction of prayer
• must face the mihrab as this is the kabah

significance of salah prayer

• commanded in the qur'an
• muhammad performed the salah prayer and is the perfect muslim
• it strengths awareness of god
• premotes the unity of the ummah as everyone is praying at the same time
• shows submission to god as 5 times daily is hard
• and wudu shows thar god cannot be approached in a normal way

practice of zakah and its relationship to the ummah

• special charity that muslims have to pay to the poor
• above 2.5%
• used to help  the poor, orphans, widows and upkeep of schools and mosques

significance of zakah

• zakah purifies wealth and gets rid of selfishness in the ummah
• qur'an and 5 pillars instruct to give zakah so holds great importance
• allah gave all wealth and sharing the wealth shows that muslims believe in the unity of the ummah
• everyone is equal in eyes of allah so nobody deserves to be poor or rich
• sadaqah is voluntary charity not compulsory like zakah

practice of sawm

• during ramadan (9th month) muslims give up food, drink, sex and smoking during daylight hours to show devotion to allah
• should read 1/13 of the qu'ran every night
• it is broken by the id ul fitr…