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The Five Pillars of Islam Almost as soon as the Arab armies of Islam conquered new lands, they began erecting mosques and palaces and commissioning other works of art as expressions of their faith and culture. Many aspects of religious practice in Islam also emerged and were codified. The religious practice of Islam, which literally means "to submit to God", is based on tenets that are known as the Five Pillars, arkan , to which all members of the Islamic community, Umma , should adhere. Shahada, photo: mus Shahada, photo: mus 1. The Profession of Faith—The Shahada The Profession of Faith, the shahada, is the most fundamental expression of Islamic beliefs. It simply states that “There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet.” It underscores the monotheistic nature of Islam. It is an extremely popular...
Question I would like to know the ruling on messages in WhatsApp asking for forgiveness before the month of Ramadan begins. Answer Praise be to Allah. All righteous deeds – whether they are acts of worship that are for Allah alone, may He be glorified and exalted, such as prayer, fasting and so on, or are acts of kindness towards other people – are all required at all times. They are particularly encouraged at times of virtue, and these times are only given virtue so that people will compete at these times in doing all kinds of righteous and good deeds. One of the righteous deeds that are encouraged and enjoined is to forgive one another and dispel rancour. It is proven from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that he said: “If one of you starts his day fasting, let him not engage in any obscene or ignorant speech, and if someone insults him or argues with him, let him say: I am fasting, I am fasting.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1894) and Mu...
Question What is the ruling on one who wants to become Muslim, and knows that there is a Messenger to humanity, and believes in him, but he does not know his name? Has he become Muslim, or must he first know the name of the Messenger? Is it acceptable for him to know [the Prophet’s] kunyah, or a name other than Muhammad, such as Ahmad or al-Maahi? Answer Praise be to Allah. Firstly: No one becomes Muslim until he utters the Shahaadatayn (the twin declaration of faith), if he is able to utter it, or affirms its meaning. An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ahl as-Sunnah – the scholars of hadith, the fuqaha’ and the scholars of kalaam – are agreed that the believer who is deemed to be among the “people of the qiblah” [i.e., Muslims] and will not abide forever in Hell can only be the one who believes in his heart in the religion of Islam with certainty and free of any doubts, and utters the Shahaadatayn (the twin declaration of faith). Whoever omits eith...
Question My questions involves many things. I am a very new convert and at first I was praying all prayers as best I could (I dont know Arabic) Someone told me I should only speak in Arabic, so in the end I have stopped praying. I think of Allah many times in the day and follow the teachings but some things I know are wrong i cannot stop. Since Allah called me, I have improved my life immensely and am happier than i have been in a very long time. I used to be drunk every day but now I almost don’t drink at all. I used to gamble all my money but now I almost don’t gamble at all when I do these wrong things I can feel it is wrong and don’t want to go back to my old ways. I can feel Allah is guiding me in ways I don’t understand. I dont feel guilty I just feel why am I doing this. I have asked a few Muslim people I work with and even a person I met online to teach me to pray properly and help me in other ways but because I am Australian they don’t feel I am being serious about be...