"Say We believe in God and what is revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and I`saac and Jacob and the Tribes, and what was entrusted to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and to Him we have surrendered." (Quran 3: 84)

The Pillars Of the Islamic Faith

This section explains the 5 obligatory duties upon a Muslim which are considered the pillars of Islamic faith. The performance of these duties, inculcating complete surrender to God, forms a powerful spiritual mechanism for building morally strong individuals and a community equipped to overcome the evil impulses (eg. lusts for illegal wealth, power, sex, etc) and establishing a socio-economic order based on purity, justice, equality and brotherhood in letter and spirit.

These 5 pillars of faith are explained below:-

• Confession of Faith (arabic=Shahadah)
• Prayers (arabic=Salaat)
• Charity (arabic=Zakaat)
• Fasting (arabic=Sawm)
• Pilgrimage (arabic=Hajj)

NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE: by Harun Yahya

People sometimes plead ignorance of some faith-related facts: Be sure you don't.

112 PAGES WITH 74 PICTURES IN COLOUR

Never plead ignorance ...of Allah's evident existence, ...that everything was created by Allah, ...that everything you own was given to you by Allah for your subsistence, ...that you will not stay so long in this world, ...of the reality of death, ...that the Qur'an is the Book of truth, ...that you will give account for your deeds, ...of the voice of your conscience that always invites you to righteousness, ...of the existence of the hereafter and the day of account, ...that hell is the eternal home of severe punishment, ...and of the reality of fate.

* pbuh - Peace be upon him; It is a Muslim practise to convey prayers of peace whenever the name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and other prophets is taken.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s Sermon About Ramadan