Blog Post 27:

The Five Pillars of Islam Q’S

1. It is central to a Muslim’s identity and practice of the Islamic faith and it is a declaration of the belief of one God and His prophet. 

2. The pronouncement of salat is central to Islamic faith because it helps more bring together Muslims from anywhere in the world. In other words prayer brings people together.

3. The practice of zakat influences Muslims to participate in charitable giving by donating 25% of their total income to the poor.  What this says about the Muslim community is that they are not greedy people and they do it out of their own generosity.

4.  Sawm is fasting all day and challenges the person self-discipline for the will of Allah. In other words the challenge of feeling hungry is both a physical and mental way of obedience. 

5. I think the hajj is a pillar of Islamic faith because Muhammad, the founder of their faith did the hajj and also it helps bring people together to establish a goal. This religion is similar to others because of their significance and it is different from other world religions because they participate in more tasks such as the pilgrimage to Mecca.

6. Some challenges to living a life in relationship to the five pillars would be to force yourself to pray five times a day and staying on task with salat.