The 5 Pillar of Islam

عَنْ أَبي عَبْدِ الرَّحمنِ عبدِ الله بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الخطابِ رضي الله عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُوْلَ ا لله صَلَّى اللهُ عَليهِ وَسَلَّمَ یَقُولُ: (( بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شهادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ الله وَأَنَّ مُحمدًا رَسُولُ الله، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلاةِ،وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ، وَإِیْتَاءِ الزَّآَاةِ، وَحَجِّ الْبَيْتِ)). رواه البخاري ومسلم

Islam is not a new religion. It is, in essence, the same message and guidance which God revealed to all His Prophets. Every action which done with the awareness that it fulfils the will of God is considered an act of worship in Islam. Nevertheless, the specific acts of Worship, termed the pillars of Islam, provide the framework of spiritual life.

First pillar of Islam, syahadah:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ.وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْل الله

“ I bear witness that there is none worthy of Worship except God, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.”

The Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW) obliges the Muslims to follow his exemplary life in ever y way. Second, the pillar of Islam is prayer (shalah) . Prayers are prescribed five times a day as a duty towards God. They strengthen and enliven the belief in God and inspire man to a higher morality. They purify the heart and control temption towards wrong doing and evil. It should be stressed that while Allah does not need our prayers we cannot survive without His blessing and guidance.

After that, third pillar of Islam is fasting. It is observed once each year during the month of Ramadhan. That means abstention from food, drink and and sexual intercourse from dawn to sunset, and also from all evil intentions and desires. It teaches Love, sincerity and devotion. It develops a sound social conscience, patience, unselfishness and willpower. When  we fast by choice, God remembers our sufferings. InsyaAllah, we can enter to heaven.

           

Fourth, it is a charity or that call Zakat. It is pillar of payment annually of 2.5% of ones net savings as a purifying sum to be spent on the poor and needy. Zakat implies that everything man possesses belongs to God and therefore anyone in need has a share in it. Who belong does not pay zakat, we can fight them, because it is in history of government Abu Bakar.  Lastly, pillar of Islam is pilgrimage ( Hajj ) to the Holy City of Makkah. Once in lifetime provided one has the means to do so. Hajj implies Man’s temporary suspension of all worldly activities and his realization of himself as a naked soul in front of God alone.

            As a conclusion, Islam provides definite guidelines for all people to follow in all walks of life. The Qu’ran reminds man of the purpose of life on earth, and his duties, and obligations towards himself, his kith and kin, his community, his fellow human being and his Creator. In Islam man is a wholesome, integrated unit and not a collection of fragmented, competitive parts.