Introduction to Islam

In the Name of Allah the Most Beneficent and Most Merciful

The five(5) pillars on which the building of Islam is constructed are given below

1)shad ah
2)salah
3)Zakah
4)Sawm
5)Hajj

1.shahadah:

 Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) as his final prophet.

2.Salah

 In the Arabic language it means du’aa’ (Invocation). In Islam it means to worship Allah through certain known and prescribed sayings and actions

Establishment of prayer(salah) five times a day (facing the Kaaba in Mecca).

3.Zakah 

The word Zakah means  both "purification" and "growth.Our possession is purified by setting aside a     harmonize  for those in need and for the society in general.It's like the pruning of plants, which  balances and encourages new growth.

Pay Zakah (charity) 2.5% of earning.

4.Sawm (Arabic: صوم‎Fasting)

 Sawm means to  refrain from eating, drinking (including water), having sex and anything against Islamic law 

 Although fasting is beneficial to health, it is mainly  a method of self-purification and self-restraint.

 Fasting sunrise to sunset on the 9th month(Ramdan) of the Islamic year.

5. Hajj 

1. The Hajj is an inmost journey to the Ka'bah of the heart and soul  least once in a lifetime.

2:The Hajj consists, the Hajj of the Body (walking, standing, collecting and throwing), the Hajj of the Mind (performing the rites with understanding) and the Hajj of the Heart (performed in total submission to The Almighty).