Arkan-ul-Islam,The Five Pillars of Islam

Muslims come from many places, but they practicethe same acts of worship.All Muslims believe in the five pillars of Islam.Arkan-ul-Islam.

The first pillar is the Shahadah

The Shahadah is the Muslim statement of faith. It is saidin Arabic:

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن محمد رسول الله

"Ash'hado an la ilaha illAllah wa ash'hado anna Muhammadan rasoolullah."

This means that you believe in only one God.Allah. It means also that Muhammad ﷺ is the messenger of Allah. We say the Shahadah in every prayer andin our dua'a.

Allah alone created us, andHe created Rasoolullah to berour role model. He taught us.what is right and wrong.

The second pillar is Salah

Salah means prayer.
Muslims pray to Allah fivetimes a day. No matterwhere we are, we pray toAllah. We face the directionof Al-Ka'bah in Makkah.Prayer is a way for us to showAllah that we love Him.During Salah we thank Himfor all His gifts. Allah says:
Wa Aqeemos -Salah(And offer prayer).

The third pillar is Sawm or Siyam

Muslims fast during the daysof the month of Ramadan. Wefast by not eating or drinkingfrom dawn until sunset. We alsotry to be on our best behavior.Fasting can make you hungry.This lets you feel how poor people feel every day.Fasting teaches you to control yourself by not eating ordrinking when you are hungry orthirsty.

﴿يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنوا كُتِبَ عَلَيكُمُ الصِّيامُ كَما كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِكُم لَعَلَّكُم تَتَّقونَ﴾ [البقرة: ١٨٣]

"Ya ayyuha-llatheenaamanoo kutiba alaykum-ussiyamu kama kutiba alallatheena min qablikumla'allakum tattaqoon."

"Oh you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you aswas prescribed to those before you, that you may be
mindful of God." Al-Baqarah - Ayah 183

The fourth pillar is Zakah

Zakah is charity moneythat we give to help thepoor. Muslims should always help out others when they can. One way to help the poor is by giving them money.Allah says:

﴿ وَآتُوا الزَّكاةَ ﴾ [البقرة: ٤٣

"Wa Atoz -Zakah"
(And give Zakah)

The fifth pillar is Hajj

Hajj is pilgrimage. Allahhas told Muslims to go toMakkah to do Hajj. Muslimsmust go for Hajj at leastonce in their lifetime if theycan pay for it. In Makkah,Muslims make a pilgrimagelike the Prophets Ibraheem عليه السلام and Muhammad ﷺ. Allah Says:

﴿وللّه عَلَى النّاسِ حِجُّ البَيتِ مَنِ استَطاعَ إِلَيهِ سَبيلًا ﴾ [آل عمران: ٩٧]

"Wa lillahi Alan-Nasi Hijjul-bayti man istataa'a Ilayhi Sabeela."

(Hajj to the house [of Allahin Makkah] is a duty forAllah on all people who canmake the trip.) Al-'Imran - Ayah 97

Hadeeth Shareef

Narrated by Muslim & Bukhari

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : « بني الإسلام على خمس: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمداً رسول الله، وإقام الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة ، وصوم رمضان وحج البيت "

TRANSLITERATION

"Boniya-Al-Islamu ala Khams, Shahadati an la ilahailla-Allah wa anna Muhammadan Rasoolullah waIqami-Salah, wa ita'i-Zakah, wa sawmu Ramadan waHajj-ul-Bayt."

TRANSLATION

Ibn Omarرضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet said:"Islam is built on five pillars; to witness that there isno God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger ofAllah, to do the prayers, to give charity, to fastRamadan, and to go to Hajj (if you can go there)."

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