Islam in 5 Ahmed Eldeep 07 March 2013 www.dawahmemo.com

What does the number 5 mean?

Knowing The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about ISLAM is what does the word ISLAM itself means?

Facts If we searched about the root of the word ISLAM in Arabic we will find that its root is SA`LA`MA which contain the following 5 words;

2- Submission 3- Obedience 4- Purity or Sincerity 5- Peace 1- Surrender 2- Submission 3- Obedience 4- Purity or Sincerity 5- Peace Open any Arabic dictionary if you can read Arabic, and you will find what I've said.

So ISLAM means : Surrender your will to God “ALLAH”, Obey his commandments, be in total Submission to what he wants you to do, and do all this Purely or Sincerity for his sake aloan, in order to achieve Peace between your soul and him the one and only creator >>>

- Violence is not ISLAM, terrorism is not ISLAM and hate is not ISLAM - Violence is not ISLAM, terrorism is not ISLAM and hate is not ISLAM. ISLAM is ISLAM a unique word that have no other meaning and no other interpretation. - Understand the word and you will understand why that out of 1.8 billion Muslim in the world today; only 18% are arab…………Yes the arab Moslims are 18% out of 1.8 billion world wide from all races, nationalities and cultures.

ISLAM is not a new religion but the final culmination and fulfillment of the same truth that ALLAH revealed through all his prophets before prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). For a fifth world population, ISLAM is not a personal religion, but a complete way of living.

On the other hand the major 5 in ISLAM is : PILLARS OF ISLAM The five pillars of ISLAM are the framework of Moslim's life, they are testimony of faith (shahada), prayer (salat), giving zakat, fasting in the month of ramadan, and the pilgrimage to Makka (Hajj).

1- The Testimony of Faith or SHAHADA The Shahada is saying with conviction “ LA ILAH ILLA ALLAH, MOHAMAD RASOUL ALLAH”, which mean “There is non worthy of worship except Allah, and Mohamad is the messenger of Allah”. The Shahada is the most important pillar of Islam. (Say it from your tongue and your heart)

2- Prayers (Salat) Moslem perform 5 prayer a day as a duty towards ALLAH. Each prayer doesn`t take more than a few minutes to perform. Prayer in ISLAM is a directed link between the worshipper and the God. There is no barriers (intermediaries) between the God and the worshipper. In a prayer a person feel inner happiness, peace and comfort, and the God is pleased with him or here.

The prophet mohamad (peace be upon him) said: {Billal, call (the people) to pray, let us be comforted by it}. Billal was one of Mohamad`s campanion who was charged to call people to pray. Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid afternoon, sunset and night. All Moslems may pray almost where such as in field, offices, factories or universities.

3- Giving Zakat (Support of Needy) To pay annually 2.5% of one's net saving on which a year has passed as a religious duty to the poorer sections of the community. The goal behind the obligation of this charity is to revive social support among moslems. Through it, the hearts of the rich are cleansed from greed, and the hearts of the poor are cleansed from hate which they may feel towards the rich.

4- Fasting in the month of Ramadan Every year of the month of Ramadan, all moslems fast from dawn to dusk (sunset to sundown). Abstaining from food, drink and sexual intercourses. Fasting develops a sound social, patience, unselfishness and will power.

5- Pilgrimage to Makka (Hajj) To perform Hajj once in a lifetime, if one is financially and physically able. A person`s Islam is deficient without any of these pillars

THANKS Thank you for your time and I pray and ask the one and only creator that Moses, Juses and Mohammad (peace be upon all of them) has asked us to worship the one true God “ALLAH” To help all of us understand what does Islam mean and what does it command