9.WHAT ARE THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS IN ISLAM?Prayer is form of worship of God. Prayer has been enjoined on believers five times a day at appointed hours: Believers are under the obligation to say their

Fasting (Sawm) Fasting (sawm) is the third pillar of Islam. Right from dawn till dusk, a man who is strictly on a fast will neither eat so much as one morsel of food nor drink so much as one drop of water

touch them. In this way, he prepares himself for a well-regulated and responsible life, doing only what is his duty and refraining from pernicious acts and habits. He is thus strengthened to continue with

Prophet’s words and actions are recorded in book-form, so one has no difficulty in establishing exactly what he said and did in his life. The Prophet warned us that we are confronted with a reality which we

earthquake of the Last day occurs there will be no path to safety save that which the Prophet of Islam has laid down. We ignore that path at our own peril.

(Musad al-Haarith, Hadith No. 840) There is another hadith of relevance in which the Prophet of Islam observed: “Every verse of the Quran has an external aspect or form and an internal essence or inner

the verses, but the deeper meaning can be arrived at only by employing reason, and pondering upon what one reads. The reader, thus, reaches the deeper level of the meaning of the verses by reflection.

(Musad al-Haarith, Hadith No. 840) There is another hadith of relevance in which the Prophet of Islam observed: “Every verse of the Quran has an external aspect or form and an internal essence or inner

the verses, but the deeper meaning can be arrived at only by employing reason, and pondering upon what one reads. The reader, thus, reaches the deeper level of the meaning of the verses by reflection.

Quran states: He alone has knowledge of what is hidden. He reveals this to none. (The Quran, 72:26) The Quran has repeatedly made it clear that the Prophet of Islam was not given full knowledge of the world

yourselves for the future, because finally what is about to fall to your lot is your future, and not your past or your present.”THE CONCEPT OF DEATHAccording to Islam man has been created as an eternal being

Fasting (Sawm)Fasting (sawm) is the third pillar of Islam. Right from dawn till dusk, a man who is strictly on a fast will neither eat so much as one morsel of food nor drink so much as one drop of water

touch them. In this way, he prepares himself for a well-regulated and responsible life, doing only what is his duty and refraining from pernicious acts and habits. He is thus strengthened to continue with

world to meet his Maker. Islam has given us a number of prayers amongst its others teachings. Many of these prayers have been recorded in the books of Hadith. These prayers tell us what kind of words of invocation

The Prophet of Peace Throughout his life as a prophet what did the Prophet do? He recited to the people non-war-related Quranic verses, such as: “Read in the name of your Lord who created.” (96:1) He

power in this world. By his own practical example, he showed people how to carry on the mission of Islam through peaceful means and without resorting to confrontation. He demonstrated how it is possible