The Five Positive Impacts Of Islam In The Muslim Society

Taking into account the Quran teaching on “what is Islam”, we see how Allah plays a very important role in the life of a Muslim. Allah along with his prophet Mohammed play a huge role influencing the Muslim society but one may ask how is this is done. Firstly, Islam has become the second largest religion in world due to the influence of Allah and his prophet Mohammed on their followers. The Muslim community is greatly misunderstood in our modern time, therefore using the information and knowledge from passages in the Quran, the positive aspect of Muslim can be understood.

The word ‘Islam” means “submission to God” therefore a Muslim is one who submits their lives to one God. Islam is a very popular religion across the globe as it was spread at the beginning by long distance travelers who used camels and horses. The religion was also spread through the

Jews are welcome into the umma under certain circumstances following the constitution of medina. Many Jews converted to Islam and had to follow this constitution which required laws and rules to be obeyed. “The Jews who follow us shall have aid and equality, except those who do wrong or aid the enemies of Muslims” (page 191) is a quote from the constitution of medina. This rule shows the how important it is that the members of the umma obey their beliefs. Once a follower of Allah, you must follow the five pillars of faith as seen in the Quran. The first pillar is the profession of faith which results in following no god but one god, Allah and his prophet Mohammed. The second pillar consist of prayer five times a day facing mecca. Almsgiving is the third pillar, this is where payments are given for the poor and needy. The following pillar is the fast of Ramadan where each believer takes part in daylight fasting in the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. The five and last pillar is the pilgrimage to mecca once in a lifetime during the 12th month of the Islamic