In Islamic teaching, what is the 5 pillars of Islam and 6 articles of Faith?

Question

Please list down (and explain if possible) the Islamic 5 pillars (principles) of Islam and the 6 articles of Faith?

What is the significant of this teachings or principles?

Is it true that one of the articles of Faith is to believe in the Bible and Torah? Please elaborate.

Answer 1

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Five Pillars:
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1. The first and foremost of these pillars is testifying to the oneness of God. By testifying to the divine oneness, one is recognizing God as the sole entity to worship, to attach one's ultimate loyalty. Such recognition frees one from bondage of matter and values that enslave, cripple, and dehumanize one.

2. The next most important pillar is offering five daily Prayers at the appointed times: dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk, and before retiring to bed. Prayer in Islam is a direct communion with God, without any intermediary; it bestows on us grace, serenity, tranquility, and peace.

3. The next foremost pillar of Islam is offering charity. A believer parts with at least a minimum of two and a half percent of his or her wealth for the poor and needy, although he or she is encouraged to give more.

4. Fasting in the month of Ramadan closely follows charity as the fourth pillar. It is an institution intended to teach empathy with the poor, besides inculcating in us the need to overcome and transcend our physical desires in order to deepen our spiritual awareness.

5. Finally, pilgrimage (Hajj) to the house of God in Makkah, the house built by God's prophets Abraham and his son Ishmael. Pilgrimage brings us face to face with people of all races and colors, and challenges us to break the walls that separate us from one another and to embrace the true brotherhood of humanity as the sacred bond that unites all of us under the lordship of the one and only God.

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Basic faiths (articles of faith):
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1. Belief in the oneness and unity of God. This entails belief in God as the one and only Creator, Cherisher, and Sovereign Lord of the entire universe.

2. Belief in God's angels. Angels are spiritual beings who are engaged in glorifying God and doing His bidding.

3. Belief in the Scriptures (revelations) that contain God's communications to His prophets and messengers. Among the scriptures are [the original] Torah, [the original] Gospel, and finally the Qur'an, which confirms and preserves intact the pristine, perennial religion revealed to all of God's prophets and messengers.

4. Belief in prophets and messengers. These were message bearers from God, who called mankind unto God; they were ideal Muslims (i.e., they submitted themselves wholly and totally to the will of their Lord). In this sense, the prophets are our true role models, as they represent the best of what humanity can aspire to and become.

5. Belief that both good and bad are decreed by God, as He alone is in charge of the entire universe.

6. Belief in the Last Day when all of humanity will stand before their Lord for final reckoning, where one's good as well bad deeds will be scrutinized by the One Who knows all.



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Yes, as mentioned above in no. 3, it is obligatory for Muslims to believe in the Bible and Torah. Brief explanation of the Muslim belief in Bible:

Bible contains both the genuine teachings of the Prophet Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) as well as those added to it by later Christians. We, as Muslims, are to believe in everything that Jesus taught. Since we have no way of knowing which of those teachings are genuine other than through their confirmation by the Final Revelation, namely, the Qur'an, we reject everything that is contradicted by the Qur’an, while confirming everything that has been attested by the same.

As for those teachings which are neither confirmed nor contradicted by the Qur'an, we do not reject them entirely, we only say, (We believe in what has been revealed to you and what has been revealed to us from our Lord and your Lord; our Lord and your Lord is One. ) (Al-`Ankabut 29: 46)

As for the miracles of Jesus, the Qur'an confirms them; so every Muslim must believe in them.

A Muslim also is told beyond a shadow of doubt in the Qur'an that Prophet Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) is innocent of the later dogmas of Christianity such as Trinity, Incarnation, Original Sin, etc. as Jesus never taught them; they were added on by the Christians as they came under the influence of pagan religions and cults they came into contact with. May Allah help us all to cling to the pure monotheism (tawhid) preached by all prophets and messengers from Adam to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon them all).

Thus, believing in Jesus and his miracles is essential for the faith of any Muslim. This, however, does not mean believing whatever contained in the present Gospel for it does not represent totally the original word of Allah.

Answer 2

The five pillars of Islam are:

1) Saying and believing in the following phrase " There is no God but Allah, and that Mohammed (prayers and peace be upon Him) is His messenger

2) Praying (five times a day in set times)

3) Fasting the Holy Month of Ramadan (30 days per year, and it's a set time of the year, that may differ a day or two yearly...And if you are sick or unable to fast for a GOOD reason, you are excused, but you have to make it up after the month is over)

4) Zakaah ( giving money to the poor... It's 2.5% out of everything you have ; money, gold, cars...etc...You calculate for example how much your car is worth, and give 2.5% to the poor)

5) Pilgremage to Makkah once in a life time or more if you can, and you are excused from that as well if you cant or you cant afford it

The 6 articles are (if we both mean the same thing):

1) Believing in God
2) Believing in God's Books (The Bible, The Torah, and The Quran)
3) Believing in God's Prophet (example: Moses, Jesus and Mohammed and all the other Prophets (may peace be upon them all)
4) Believing in God's Angels
5) Believing in Judgement Day
6) Believing in fate and destiney, whether it was good or bad

Answer 3

Hello

The 5 pillars of Islam are the followings:

1 - To believe that God is one , ane there is no god but him. And believe that Mohammed is the messenger of god.

2 - Pray 5 times a day. (prayer at the done, noon, after noon, sunset, and early night)

3 - Give money annually to poor people or chatrity. (2.5 % yearly of your fortune)

4 - Fasting Ramadhan, which th 9th month of the islamic calender.

5 - Hajj, going to Mekka at least once during your life if possible.


Now, the articles of Faith
1 - Believe in god
2 - Believe in Angels
3 - Believe in god's messengers (mohammed, Jesus, Moses,....)
4 - Believe in god's books ( Quran, Bible, Torah.....)
5 - Believe in the final day or judgement day.
6 - Believe in destiny (good, or bad. you can't escabe you destiny)

Regarding believing in Bible and Torah, Muslims must believe those books existed and represented god's word. But they are now altered by man, and thus we can't take teachings from these books. But the point is to believe that they were once the correct books leading to the right way.

Do you see any killing or murdering orders in this? no ofcouere.

Thanks for asking
Goodluck

Answer 4

The 5 pillars of Islam are as follows:
1. Believe in One God who is Allah and that Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) is His Messenger. This is called the Shahada and this is the first pillar of Islam. If you believe in this then you are a Muslim.

2. Salat or Prayer: Every Muslim prays 5 times a daily. These are as follows:
Fajr - the dawn prayer
Zuhr - the noon prayer
Asr - the late afternoon prayer
Maghrib - the sunset prayer
Isha - the night prayer

3. Compulsory charity to the poor - this is called Zakaat. every Muslim has to pay compulsory charity (a percentage of his or her wealth) to the poor.

4. Fasting during Ramadan - the month of Ramadan was when the Holy Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon Him) 1400yrs ago. It is compulsory upon all Muslims to fast during this month each year. The fast begins at dawn and ends at sunset during which time a Muslim has to refrain from eating, drinking, sexual activity with his wife and other things like getting angry, etc. Basically, besides helping you to realise what the poor feel like, it helps you to cleanse your soul. If it happens that a person cannot fast, then he or she is required to make it up at a later time. for eg. if a person is ill.

5. Hajj or pilgrimmage - every Muslim has to perform this pilgrimmage atleast once in his or her lifetime if they have the ability to do so (finances etc). Hajj in itself is a huge topic to discuss so you can contact me for more info.

The 6 pillars of faith:
1. Belief in Allah - He is the One and Only God, All Knowing Most Merciful. It is said in Surah Ikhlas (means Sincerity) -
112-1. Say: He is Allah, the One and Only
112-2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute
112-3. He begets not, nor is He begotten
112-4. And none is like Him

2. Belief in the angels - angels cannot be seen but do exist. Every person is assigned 2 angels who note the good and bad deeds of the person. Besides this, there are many places where angels are mentioned in the Holy Quran so as Muslims, we have to believe in them.

3. Belief in the divine revelations - throughout time, Allah has sent many messengers to different groups of people to guide them towards one God and to show them the right way. Each of these prophets received divine revelations from God such as the Gospel and the Torah.
We learn that Ibrahim (Abraham, peace be upon him) received Divine Book as well as the wisdom: "But We had already given the house of Ibrahim the Book and the Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom." (The Qur’an 4:54) Today, the most famous among the Prophets are those whom Allah sent to the Israelites: "And We bestowed upon him (Ibrahim) Ishaq and Yaqub (Isaac and Jacob) and ordained among his offspring Prophet hood and Revelation..." (The Qur’an 29:27)

4. Belief in the Messengers - from Adam till Muhammed all were sent with the same message. To believe in One God. And many are mentioned by name in the Holy Quran.
"Surely We have sent to each nation a Messenger (saying) ‘Worship Allah and abandon the false gods.’" (The Qur’an 16:36) and: "We would not punish (a people) until we send a Messenger (to them)." (The Qur’an 17:15).

5. Belief in the Hereafter - our life is merely a phase and a test. Our purpose in life is to worship Allah and do good deeds and based on that we will be judged on the Day of Judgement. This includes, belief in Heaven and Hell.

6. Belief in the Divine Will- It includes that Allah has knowledge of all things, even if it lies deep within our hearts, of action action that we perform, or everything that has taken place or will take place in the future. But inspite of this knowledge, man is still given free will to choose as he/she thinks best.
"He is fully aware of you when He brings you into being out of dust, and when you are still in your mothers’ wombs." (The Qur’an 53:32) and "...so that you may come to know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah encompasses all things with His Knowledge." (The Qur’an 65:12)

Answer 5

Yep

SFNDX hits the mark here

His information is true without errors and I can testify for it as Ive received teachings in Islamic education as well.

Peace

Answer 6

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Answer 7

i wish those help:

http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-2.htm

http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch3-16.htm


good luck ,
and if u neede anything don't hesitate to ask.