What are The Five Pillars Of Islam | Teachings Of The Quran

Islam is the second largest religion in the world.The total number of followers of Islam are 1.6 billion,Islam is the religion of peace,prosperity and the only religion to be successful in this world and in the hereafter.Most religion didn't believe in the life of the hereafter, but they fail to prove it,because everyday a lot of people are dying and a lot of people take birth.So those who are dying where they go,they didn't have the proof of this but Islam does have.Allah had completely explained everything in the Quran about this life and in the hereafter.And had shown us that Islam is the only religion which is acceptable, those who follow a religion other then Islam will not be accepted.

What are The Five Pillars Of Islam 

Islam is based on the five pillars, which are the foundation of Islam, one who didn't believe in any one of them is not a Muslim.Here are the five pillars of Islam;

1.Shahadah

what is shahadah

Shahdah= "Believing in the oneness of Almighty Allah and believing in the prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H) as a last messenger of Allah.

Shahadah,it is the first pillar of Islam and it is one of the most important pillar of Islam. Shahdad is the gateway of Islam. By saying shahadah, you are now a Muslim and now you have to obey Allah and sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H).And will stop doing things which is prohibited in Islam i.e ( Drinking wine, Eating Pig, Praying someone else without Allah etc).

After shahadah, as i said you have to obey Allah and the sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H), so here comes salat(Prayer).

2.Salat

Salat (Prayer) is the second most important pillar of Islam.

It is mandatory on every Muslim to pray five times a day.
Allah has said many times in the Quran to perform the five times salat daily.

Teachings Of The Quran

Allah Say's in the quran many times to perform the daily salat with consistency.

"Do the salat(Prayer), and give zakat (Charity)"

This has been said in the quran more then seventy times.

From this verse of the quran,we can take the approximate of the importance of the salat(Prayer) and zakat(Charity).

Prayer Times

Fajar

Fajar is the first salat of the day. It is prayed by the Muslims an hour before the sunrise.

Zuhur

Zuhur is the second salat of the day. It is prayed by the Muslims after 12.30 pm.

Asar

Asar is the third salat of the day. It is prayed by the Muslims approx. half an hour before the sunset.

Maghrib

Maghrib is the fourth salat of the day. It is prayed by the Muslims after the sunset.

Esha

Esha is the fifth and last salat of the day. It is prayed by the Muslims half an hour after the sunset.

These are the 5 prayer times of the salat.

3.Fasting

Fasting in the month of Ramadan, it is the third pillar of Islam.Most amazing and beautiful month of the year, full of blessings of Allah.

In fasting the Muslims don't eat/drink anything from the fajar prayer to the Maghreb prayer.

Fasting In the Teaching Of Quran

Allah say's in Quran:

Fasting has been prescribed upon you as it was prescribed upon those who were before you, so that you achieve Taqwa ( Consciousness Of Allah )

4.Zakat

Zakat (Charity), It is the fourth pillar of Islam. Charity is mandatory on those Muslims who have plenty amount of money.

Zakat is 2.5 % form your total savings and it should be given to the needy people.

Zakat should be given to poor and needy people, In making of Mosque, To give relief to someone from debt and slavery and to those mujaheddin who are fighting in the way of Allah.

5.Hajj

Hajj (Pilgrimage), it is the 5th pillar of Islam. Every year millions of Muslims go to Mecca ( Saudi Arabia) to perform hajj.

Mecca is the holiest city for Muslims, and hajj is the sunnah of the Prophet Ibrahim (P.B.U.H), that's why every year millions of Muslims from the four corners of the globe go to mecca to perform hajj.

Conclusion

These were the five pillar of the Islam, it worth repeating again;

• Shahadah
• Salat
• Fasting in the month of Ramadan 
• Zakat
• hajj

These are off course the pillars of Islam, Islam is a very vast religion and very easy to understand.

More rules and regulations are also there in Islam but these are the pillars/foundation of Islam.

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