Islam

"The literal meaning of Islam is peace; surrender of one’s will i.e. losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one’s own pleasure for the pleasure of God. The message of Islam was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings on him) 1, 400 years ago. It was revealed through angel Gabriel (on whom be peace) and was thus preserved in the Holy Quaran. The Holy Quaran carries a Divine guarantee of safeguard from interpolation and it claims that it combines the best features of the earlier scriptures. "(source)

The religion of Islam was founded by Muhammad, who was believed to have been God's chosen prophet (Corrick 88). The Islamic bible is the Quaran, and Muslims must live and abide by the five pillars of Islam. (Book 1)

The first pillar is Shahada. Shahada says that there is no other true god other than Allah and Muhammad Allah's chosen prophet. (source)

The second pillar is Sal at, or prayer. It says that you must confess your sins, this begins with the purification of your body and finishes with the purification of your soul. Sal at is to be done five times a day, with the first prayer staring at dawn and the last at sunset. (source 1, source 2)


The third pillar is Saum, or fasting. Saum is during the month of Ramadan. So, during this month, Muslims must fast to Allah. In doing so, Muslims give up all of their belongings so that they could worship and cocentrate on Allah. (source)

The fourth pillar is Zakat which means alms or giving charity. In this, Muslims must give to the poor so that they could receicve more holiness towards Allah. The last pillar is hajj whic hmeans pilgrimage and in this part the Muslims must make a pilgrimage or journey around Mecca. (source)