More states that “there are several different religions on the island” (More 98) and that people were “free to practice what religion he liked, and to try and convert other people to his own faith” (More 100). These laws are synonymous with the laws Augustine would use in his city because they follow God’s commands. Augustine believes that if one is able to follow God’s commands and worship Him, then the community is one that he is able to endorse. These people have the ability to worship freely and not be criticized by others for what they believe in. This type of freedom of religion is something one can use to fully show how much one can love with
These are mandatory to every Muslim at all times, unless the individual is unable to perform them due to sickness or age. All in all, it is safe to say that commitment in no joke is Islam. The very first of the five pillars as Emerick states “helps Muslims to remind themselves about the reality of God in their lives” (Emerick 118). The Shahadah, the practice in which an individual declares his faith in God and confesses that Muhammad is the messenger of God. The statement “I declare there is no god except God, and I declare that Muhammad is the messenger of God"(Qu ‘ran 3:191) is to be said with pure sincerity and great commitment.
Muslims can pray to God at any time, there are five prayers they are commit to perform throughout the day at mosque, at home or at anywhere. Muslim prayer is a combination of physical actions, verbal sayings, and an internal feeling which require calmness of mind, humbleness and serenity. If a Muslim prays without right attitude of mind, it as if they had not bothered to pray at all. "Woe to those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to be seen by people" (Qur’an 107:4-6). Before praying one is expected to wash their face, hands, arms and feet with water and if water is not available a person can use sand to do so.
These Five Pillars are actions which a Muslim has to perform and are given via the Hadith (a major source of Islamic Law): Shahadah (declaration of faith) Salah (compulsory prayers five times a day) Zakah (annual welfare contributions) Sawm (fasting during Ramadan) Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). The term Islam itself means submission to the will of Allah. Practicing The Five Pillars everyday demonstrates that a Muslim both willingly obeys Allah's divine guidance and is devoted to Him. The Five Pillars are considered basic practices that Muslims are expected to perform to demonstrate their commitment to serve and worship Allah. The Shahadah is the first of the Five Pillars and is practiced most.
Culture as a concept is important to sociologists because it holds a society together. Rules, laws and morals guide our behaviours and creates stability and order throughout societies. Morals come from religion and our parents: different kinds of morals differ between social groups. Subculture is a culture within a culture. It shares definite features in relation with the dominant culture, but it also has particular values, norms, attitudes and behaviours that is specific to it.
Durkheim underlines that the sacred does not need to have a god or other supernatural things but can be anything that people regard as sacred such as an animal which was shown in his study of the Arunta tribe, where family members come together occasionally to perform rituals which involved worshiping a sacred totem (is a sacred object having symbolic importance to a group) such as an animal which signified the clans identity. He believed that when worshipping the totem, people are really worshiping society. As well as Durkheim’s view on sacred symbols represented society’s collective conscience which is the shared norms and values, beliefs and knowledge that makes social life between individuals possible. He believed that participating in regular
There is no God, but God and Muhammad is the “Messenger of God”. Muslims are also required to tell others of Islam so they will have the information needed to make an intelligent choice, the use of coercion is ruled out ( Fisher, 2005). The second pillar is the performance of a continual round of prayers. Five times a day Muslims are expected to face Mecca and go through a ritual of prayer in words and action, which signifies their submission to Allah. Muslims are encouraged to be in constant prayer to see their lives more objectively.
Regardless, the good life is still attainable. In order to live the good life, one has to strive to find happiness in whatever he or she does. According to Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay “The Over-Soul”, one can achieve happiness through God and religion. He states that God is accessible to everyone, religious or not, and that religion is essentially the key to all happiness. For Christians, Emerson’s point of view may be correct.
The third pillar requires all believers to fast and practice self-control during the blessed month of Islam. The fourth pillar, Zakat, concerns the welfare of others. Zakat encourages one to give 2.5% of ones savings to the poor (Hooker 1999). The last of these five pillars is Hajj, Hajj represents pilgrimage in Mecca, however, one is only required and compelled to do this if they are economically able to do so without endangering the healthy lifestyle of themselves and their family. This essay will focus on Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, and aim to explain the symbolic and religious understanding behind this while showing evidence of the way in which it has shaped and manipulated the Islamic community for the better.
* Considering of allowing other ethnics to practice their religion freely * Having their own prayer sites * Government: Leadership, rules and regulations * There will be one leader for all the people within this particular society in the country. However, there will be selected community leaders for those who are following different religions. * The rules and regulations are based on Islamic beliefs and values and if one is to refusing to follow the general rule of a society then as the community, we can have a meeting with their community leaders of their religion and come up with a solution. [will have to provide an example, can’t think of any ryt now?] * I will lay out the Islamic government rules and regulations and provide scholarly references to back it up.