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Foundations of Islamic Beliefs Global History I: Spiconardi The Five Pillars of Islam Faith (shahada) “La ilah illa Allah wa Muhammad rasul Allah,” meaning “There is no God but the one God and Muhammad is His prophet.” Prayer (salat) Muslims must recite 5 daily prayers Muslims must perform a ritual bathing before prayer (wudu) The Five Pillars of Islam Prayer (Salat) Muezzin – Person who calls Muslims to the mosque for prayer or Friday services The Five Pillars of Islam Almsgiving (zakat) a tax is levied on those living above subsistence and the tax is then supposed to be redistributed to the poor Fasting (saum) No food, drink, smoking or sex from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan The Five Pillars of Islam Pilgrimage (Hajj) Every able-bodied Muslim must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime The Five Pillars of Islam: The Hajj Ramadan Ramadan month of fasting and worshipping that evokes piety Fasting promotes self-discipline and spiritual awareness Celebrates when the Qur’an was first revealed to Muhammad New crescent moon starts Ramadan, while new moon ends Ramadan Eid al-Fitr – feast that ends Ramadan Qur’an (Koran) Qur’an Islamic holy book Considered the very word of Allah Arabic for “recitation” since Muhammad recited what the angel Gabriel told him Difficult to translate No one version Hadith Hadith collection of the sayings and traditions of Muhammad Sunna The example of Muhammad (“What would Muhammad do?”) The Shari’ah The Shari’ah “The way” Body of laws and rules that regulate Islamic life No alcohol No pork Not allowed to depict living things Countries like Iran base their laws on the Shari’ah Mufti experts on Islamic law