Bismika Alllahuma

Capítulo 2: As colunas do Islam

As colunas do Islam são os cornerstones em que o Islam é construído. Há cinco colunas do Islam. Isto é mencionado em um hadith na autoridade do `ir-Rahmaan Abdullaah de Abd do `de Aboo, filho do al-Khattab do ibn de Umar do `(R), que disse: “Eu ouvi o mensageiro de Allaah dizer: Islaam foi construído em cinco [colunas]: testifying que não há nenhum deity digno da adoração exceto Allaah e que Muhammad é o mensageiro de Allaah, estabelecendo o salaah (prayer), pagando o zakaah (charity obligatory), fazendo o Haj (o pilgrimage) à casa, e fasting em Ramadaan.” [relacionado pelo al-Bukhaari e pelos muçulmanos]

1 - Shahadah (a declaração da fé) isso não há nenhum deity digno da adoração exceto o deus e esse Muhammad (P) é seus escravo e mensageiro, requer a opinião contínua no coração, nele. Esta opinião deve também ser confirmada pela lingüeta. É chamado Shahadah para mostrar que quando um believer acreditar nele, sua opinião é enquanto sólido como se é uma testemunha ocular. Isto Shahadah é um cornerstone, embora contenha muitos aspectos que devem ser feitos exame como a opinião. Esta declaração da fé (compreendida de dois testimonies como é aparente), é considerada um cornerstone, qualquer um porque contem testifying que Muhammad (P) é somente um transporte da mensagem do deus e o seu escravo e mensageiro, assim terminando o testimony que o deus é um. Ou porque estes dois testimonies são junto a razão atrás da aceitação das ações por Deus. As ações são nem válidas nem aceitadas a menos que forem feitas com o sincerity para a causa do deus sozinho, e esta está chamada “ikhlaas” e com seguir a maneira do mensageiro do deus. Realizando a essência deste testimony, aquele lá não é nenhum deity digno da adoração exceto o deus, é um resultado de ikhlaas (sincerity) ao deus. Realizar a essência verdadeira de testifying que Muhammad (P) é seus escravo e mensageiro, vem em conseqüência de seguir o mensageiro de Allah.

Este testimony magnífico conduz a muitos resultados doces. Livra os corações e as almas de enslaved à criação e de seguir à excepção do mensageiro.

2 - Estabelecendo os Prayers meios adorar o deus dirigindo toda praying a ele. One must preserve the prayers by establishing them on time and in the best manner, as taught by the Prophet.

Rewards for establishing the prayers include tranquility and happiness that are felt in the heart. Prayer strengthens and enlivens belief in God and inspires man to higher morality. Prayer also leads one to abandoning evil deeds and behavior.

3 - Paying Zakat is worshipping God by paying the amount of charity obligated on the ones who have enough money or possessions that require paying Zakat. Zakaat is a proportionately fixed contribution collected from the surplus wealth and earnings of the Muslim. It is spent on the poor and needy in particular, and the welfare and infrastructure of the society in general. The payment of zakaat purifies one’s income and wealth and helps to establish economic balance and social justice in the society. Paying the required zakat also leads to cleansing the heart from the evil of misery.

4 - Fasting in the month of Ramadhan is worshipping God by fasting during the days of this month by abstaining from eating or drinking from dawn to sunset, and curbing evil intentions and desires. It teaches love, sincerity, and devotion. It develops patience, unselfishness, social conscience, and willpower to bear hardship. Fasting trains the souls to abandon what is preferred and desired, seeking the pleasure of God.

5 - Hajj is the pilgrimage to the Kaa’ba in Makkah at least once in a lifetime, provided one has the means to undertake the journey. Hajj trains the souls to spend time and physical effort, seeking to obey God. This is why the Hajj is considered a type of jihad(struggle).

These fruits of performing the pillars of Islam, along with many others we did not mention, make the Muslim nation pure and clean. They lead the nation to preserving the religion of Truth and dealing with the creation in the best manners of justice and truthfulness. All other acts of the religion depend on how well these pillars are preserved. The Ummah (Muslim nation) can reach success as long as its members preserve the religion. This Ummah will not reach the desired success as long as the religion is not fully respected and preserved.

Whoever wants to be certain of the above mentioned facts, let him read the following Ayat(verses):

“And if the people of the towns had believed and had piety, certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they belied (the Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what they used to earn (of evil deeds). Did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment by night while they were asleep? Or, did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment in the forenoon while they play? Did they then feel secure against the plot of All? None feels secure form the plot of All?except the people who are lost.” (Qur’an 7:96-99)

Let him also read the history of previous nations, which gives valuable lessons for whoever is in possession of a mind that comprehends and is rightly guided. This history is a light for those whose hearts are not blocked from the truth. All our dependence is upon God.