20090111 Islam the Five Pillars

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Islam: The Five Pillars or

Duties of the Muslim


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Quran, the Center of the Islam

Religion

Chanting of the Quran is

the primary music of Islam.

Islam teaches that piety demands

memorization/recitation of its texts.

Reciting the Quran serves as a pledge ofdiscipleship or a statement of ones faith.


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Mohammeds statement in

reference to the Quran:

If any man recites the Quran and

memorizes it, God will cause him to enter

Paradise and will grant him the right to

intercede successfully for 10 people of hishousehold, all of whom deserve Hell fire.


Religion


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Mohammeds statements in

reference to the Quran:

The best man among you is he who

learns the Quran and teaches it.

The most excellent act of worship is the

reciting of the Quran. Translating the Quran from Arabic into

other languages is viewed as tantamount

to profaning sacred scripture.


Religion


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The role of Angels in Muslim

Doctrine

Angels are frequently mentioned in the

Quran.

Supposedly, the angel Gabriel delivered

revelations to Mohammed; thus, he was

the heavenly mediator of the Quran.

Angels are seen as intermediaries today,

asking God to forgive the believers sins.

What about 1 Timothy 2:5? (Jesus)


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Islam teaches that when a man dies,

angels receive his soul.

Angels also are said to keep records of

human behaviorthen serve as witnesses

for or against a person in judgment.

Hebrews 4:13

God sees all things we do or thinkHe needs

no angels to record facts.

The role of Angels in Muslim

Doctrine


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Islams Five Pil lars

(religious duties)

The Old Testament (Jewish law) had its

various sacrifices, holy days, and

obligations to God.

Christians are commanded to study Gods

word, obey it, and worship Him in a

prescribed manner.

Islam also has its religious duties


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Regular Verbal Quotation of the

Islam Creed(the Shehada)

There is no other god but God; and

Mohammed is the prophet of God.

There is no other god but Allah; and

Mohammed is the prophet of God.

Professing this creed essentially makes one a

Muslimif believed, repeated aloud, andunderstood.

This comes close to being the Muslim plano f

salvat ion.

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Ritual Prayer Each Day(the Salat)

Muslims are required to pray 5 times dailydawn,

noon, mid-afternoon, evening, and night.

Before they participate in public prayers, they mustritually cleanse themselves.

Wash their foreheads, hands, and feet before prayer

If no water is availablethey are to use fine sand.

Prayers are to be offered kneeling on a rug or mata

symbol that the area has been purified for prayer.

Shoes or sandals are to be removed before prayer.

To face Mecca when praying.

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Pay Religious Tax

(THE Zakat)

This is a 2.5 per cent (1/40th) tax on income now

generally collected by the government in Islamic

countries (cf. freewill offerings).

It is used for: caring for the poor, wayfarers,

captives, and tax collectors; and in the cause of

God. The latter category allows funds to be used

for the general welfare of the community, foreducation, for public works, and for the defense of

Islam and the Muslim community.

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Keep a Required Fast

(THE Siyam)

Most of us have heard of Ramadanthe ninth

month of the Islamic lunar year.

During Ramadan, Muslim are to abstain from food,

drink, and sexual activity during the daylight hours.Their literature, however, speaks of joyful and

celebratory eating after sunset on those days. (cf.

Catholic fasting, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras)

Those who faithfully keep this fast are assured of

remission of sins.

Notice how a sel f -imposed act ion replaces the

sacr i f ice of Chr ist to remove sins.

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Make a Pilgrimage

(The Hajj)

Each Muslim must make a pilgrimage (trip) to the holy

shrine of Kaba in Meccagenerally at least one time

during his lifetime.

The pilgrimage must be made from the 7th to 10th day

of the 12th month on the Islamic calendar.

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Conclusion

We again note that Islam is totally adverse to

Christian faith. Christ and His work are both

minimized and outright denied.

Beyond that fact, Islam really mirrors the errors of

all other false religion

It elevates mans authority above Gods word (Cf. Pope,

Joseph Smith, etc.) It establishes a different gospel (plan of salvation)

predicated on mans own works, rather than faith in

Gods redemptive plan.

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