Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Pillars

3- "Give alms", "Zakat", the third pillar:

Every middle and upper class Muslim must give 2½% of what they possess... not of what they earn, but of the value of all they possess!...

4- "Fasting", "Sayim", on the month of "Ramadan",

the 9th month of the lunar year, because in this month Muhammad received his initial commission as a prophet, and because 10 years later he made the Hegira from Mecca to Medina on the same month. All people over 14 are required to take no food nor drink during the daylight.


5- "Pilgrimage to Mecca", The Hajj, if possible, at least once in a lifetime, remembering the place where God's climatic revelation was first disclosed, and to kiss the "Kaaba", the black stone, supposedly the oldest religious structure in the world, built by Abraham and Ishmael...

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