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Pillars of islam

 The pillars of Islam are the basic rules in Islam that all Muslims should follow. They are the contents that complete the religion and worship of all Muslims.  The five pillars of Islam are: 1. The shahadah ( Declaration of faith)  2. Salat ( The five daily prayers or obligatory prayers)  3. Zakkat (charity or alms giving).  4. Sawm ( fasting in the month of ramadan)  5. Hajj(Pilgrimage to Makkah).  Explaination of the pillars of islam  A. Shahadah ( Declaration of faith) : the words of the shahadah are as follows " shahadatu an lai'illaha illah wa Ashadu Anna Muhammadur Rasulullah"  It means " there is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) is his messenger.  The shahadah is regarded to as the key of Islam. When a disbeliever want to accept Islam the shahadah to be mention followed by others religious activities.  B. Sallah (obligatory prayers) : praying five times daily is compulsory upon every Muslim to be performed in it ...
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Qur'an

Introduction  Quran is the word of Allah (kalamu Allah) as revealed to his prophet Mohammad (PBUH), transferred to us through narration chains known as “Tawator” on seven ahruf, written between the covers of Holly Book, protected by Allah between the lines, recited as a form of worship, miraculous in its words and meanings, and challenging with its shortest Sura. The entire Quran with its verses, suras and words is the actual words of the Almighty Allah, and not the speech of any one of mankind, jinn or angels. The Angel of revelation - Gabriel or Jibril (PBUH), only heard it from Allah and descended with the Qur'an to the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (PBUH). Allah the Almighty Says: “Say the Jibril has brought the revelation from thy Lord in truth, in order to strengthen those who believe and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims”, [Sura Al- Nahl, verse 102]. Qur'an is the words of Allah sent to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) through Angel Jibril to serve as guidance to the mankind ...
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Kalimatus shahadah

 Khalimatus shahadah. Khalimatus-shahadah is regarded as the first pillar of islam which is the (Declaration of faith) that makes a disbeliever a believer or a Muslim.  The Arabic pronunciation of the khalifah is.  اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له، واشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله.  Ash-shadu al-laa-ilaha-illah-llahu wahadahu-la-sharikallahu, wa Asha-hadu Anna Muhammadan abduhu wa-rasuluhu.  Meaning.  I bear witness that there is no other God to be worshipped except Allah, He is one without partner and I testified that Muhammad (S.A.W) is his servant and Messenger.  When prouncing the testimony, one should know and understand the Shahadah well so that the main purpose behind the utterance is that he believes in his heart that there is no god worshipped except Allah (S. W. T) alone. Thus, the first expression of the claim is word tawhid. (لا إله إلا الله ) this word of tawhid has two pillars.  1. The first pillar is the (Nafi) which denies that ...
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Tahara

 TAHARA(PURIFICATION) At-Tahara (الطهارة) literally means purity and cleanliness(النظفة). It also refers to spiritual purification from spiritual filth. According to the Islamic law it is the removal of impurities or an impure state with permissible resources. According to the evidences of in Quran, sunnah and ijma'a (consensus of our scholars). It's considered as an obligation (واخب). Evidence from the Qur'an Allah (S. W. T) said. ان الله يحب التوابين و يحب المتطهرين. " indeed Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and he love those who purify them selves (Baqarah 2:222) وثيابك فطهر " And purify your garment (Al-muddathir 4) Evidence مفتح الصلاة الطهور  " The key to prayer is purification ( Abu Dawud, Ahmad).  لا يقبل الله صلاة بغير طهور " Allah does not accept a sallah with out purification" (Muslim)  الطهور شطر الإ يمان  " purification is a part of faith" (Muslim).  Types of Tahara(purification)  Purification is of two types : p...
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