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The “Pillars” of Islam Shahada (testimony) Salat (ritual prayer) Sawm (Ramadan fast) Zakat (alms tax) Hajj (greater pilgrimage) Shahada la ilaha illa Allah (There is no god except God) Muhammadun rasul Allah (Muhammad is the messenger of God) Salat At dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening, facing Mecca But what if you’re on the opposite side of the world? Or in space? Or in Alaska? Attempts to shift Friday noon prayer to Sunday have failed, though Sunday is day for “Sunday school” and the like Imam (prayer leader) as profession, prayer as assertion of Islamic ID Sawm As “great equaliser,” assertion of ID, but awareness of difficulties. Use of technology to help determine start and end Zakat How much, on what, by whom and for whom? Should it be compulsory? Hajj Focus on symbolic value of rituals Attempts to avert accidents through modification of sites at Mecca Should Mecca be international? Hajj as assertion of Islamic ID Islam on the Internet Enabling contact between Muslims, but also leading to (sometimes acrimonious) debates Qur’an and other texts on the internet, but can lead to problems with fake or amateur legal scholarship? Islam and Politics Islamic groups/parties seeking to make Islam more influential in politics and social life In Middle East, governments often have uneasy relations with Islamists and suppress radicals Terrorism perpetrated by Islamic groups often increases tensions within Muslim communities, hardening boundaries and sometimes leading to violence
