Shahadah 5 Pillars

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The first pillar of the five pillars in Islamic religious is Shahadah, which is also known as a profession of faith that is repetitive with every prayer in Islam. Shahadah is one of the most important pillars of Islam, while other pillars have significance and esteem just in reference to it (Haq). In other words, Shahadah is the foundation of all faith in Islam, yet in the meantime, it is the great source of all knowledge in Islam. The word shahada in Arabic signifies the testimony, which is to testify two things, first is “ashhadu anna la ilaha ‘ILah” which means I bear witness that nothing deserves worship except God, and other testimony in Shahadah is that “Muhammadu rasoolu Allah” also known as Muhammad is the Messenger of God. In the …show more content…

He convinced many people in Mecca to convert their religion to Islam. Using these two portions of the testimony in Shahadad also known, as faith is a simple way, which should be expressed with belief in order to convert to Islam religion. Shahadah is the pillar that any Muslim can follow it throughout the world, no matter what their age, financial issues or any physical disabilities. This pillar proves that there is only one God, that all Muslim believe and show their respect towards their …show more content…

The Muslim people that are fasting may eat until dawn and this finishes with a “suhur” also known as dawn meal. However, if a Muslim does not able to fast during the Ramadan, but he/she can physically feed the poor and needy people to make up for it and also give some of the alms which is known as the fidya. Also, during the Ramadan if the sexual prohibition is violated, then he/she must abstain from the rest of the day, renew ones vows or they can make up additional day of fast for another sixty days. Ramadan usually last for almost about twenty-eight days to thirty days depending on the moon

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