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The Importance Of The Five Pillars

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Topic: The Importance Of The Five Pillars

Posted By: tommyboy
Subject: The Importance Of The Five Pillars
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 8:59am

Hi everybody,

I've been given an assesment question asking: 'Evaluate the importance of the Five Pillars of Faith to contemporary Muslims'. From what I have researched, each remains as relevant as it did in the 7th and 8th centuries. Anybody have any insight into this?

I'd really appreciate this ASAP. Thankyou kindly

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Posted By: islamispeace
Date Posted: 25 July 2007 at 11:09am

Each pillar is as important as the others. One cannot be Muslim if one rejects even one of these pillars. Of course, Islam is much more than just 5 pillars, but they are the "essentials."

1. Faith in Allah (swt),

2. Prayer,

3. Charity,

4. Fasting and

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca.

Reject one and you reject the others as well.

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Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds. (Surat al-Anaam: 162)