The Five Pillars Of Islam

After the fall of the Roman Empire, I learned that there was the rise of Islam. I used to think that Muhammad is Hagar’s son and that Islam started first before Christianity. I also learned that there are many similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity. For example, the similarities includes monotheism; the belief of only one God, belief of the existence of good and evil, every living being is responsible for the actions of his/her life and such. I learned that all believers have to carry out the five duties (The Five Pillars of Islam) in order to be a Muslim, whereas according to Acts 4:12 (“and there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”), Christians believe that one has to receive Jesus as their savior, fully accepting His death as the

To be saved, we trust in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross that washed away our sins. Rather, Christians does good deeds so that God will be honored.

The second pillar is to pray five times a day facing toward Mecca. It is no wonder I see arrows pasted at the ceiling in every hotel I stayed when I go for a vacation. I used to think that the arrows would lead me to another realm like the kingdom of Narnia. They may come together at a mosque to pray or wherever they find themselves. However, the Bible says in Matthew 6 that Christians should not pray in public to show off or pray with extra unnecessary words—that we should pray in secret for the Lord will reward what is done in secret and He knows what we need before even us asking