RS110 Lecture Notes - Five Pillars Of Islam, Zakat, Salah
16 Oct 2011
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Pillars are obligations- and not voluntary acts- of divine worship, called ibadat. Few details in the quran, knowledge of practice is received from the prophet"s sunnah (muhammad"s life- example) recorded in the hadith. Practice of the pillars is more a matter of fact orthopraxy- (correct doing), than orthodoxy- (theology teaching) The pillars are an expression of personal faith and piety. Except for the first pillar, the other four are a communal and not an individual rite. There is no god except god, and that mohammad is the messenger/prophet. Two elements: the oneness of god and the prophetic call of muhammad. Salat must by performed five times a day; at dawn, noon, mid- afternoon, sunset, and after dark. If water is unavailable, clean said may be used instead. The call to prayer is trough the muezzin who calls from the minaret. Call to prayer is the shahadah. When saying prayer they do it facing mecca compared to the lord"s prayer.
