WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

ISLAM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following IS one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
A
Pray five times a day facing Mecca
B
Muhammad is a god to be worshipped
C
Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Salah, prayer, is the second pillar. The Islamic faith is based on the belief that individuals have a direct relationship with God. The world’s Muslims turn individually and collectively to Makkah, Islam’s holiest city, to offer five daily prayers at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prayer (salat). Muslims pray facing Mecca five times a day: at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and after dark. Prayer includes a recitation of the opening chapter (sura) of the Qur’an, and is sometimes performed on a small rug or mat used expressly for this purpose (see image 24).

Detailed explanation-3: -The five pillars of Islam are Shahada, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj.

Detailed explanation-4: -Faith, Charity, Praying, Pilgrimage, and Fasting.

Detailed explanation-5: -Central to faith and practice in Islam are the five pillars outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel, recorded in Sahih Muslim: witnessing (shahadah), the five daily prayers (salat), almsgiving (zakat), fasting during the month of Ramadan (sawm), and the hajj pilgrimage.

There is 1 question to complete.