Muhammad: The Five Pillars Of Islam

Muhammad, the founder of Islam and member of Quraish tribe, was born in Mecca in 570. He was an Orphaned throughout his early life but met a rich widow who he later married. By 622 he had successfully gained enough converts to start his migration, known as the Hijrah. Marking the beginning of Muhammad’s movement. Muhammad changed the name of Yathrib to Medina (“City of the Prophet”) and established himself as the town’s ruler. Muhammad’s teachings are so important because they established the rituals and practices that help to ensure the salvation of all Muslims. These teachings are preserved in the sacred scripture of Islam. The Qur’an is considered a direct link with Muhammad. It is also unlike most books of the Bible because it takes the form of poetry, drawing on ancient genres of Arabic song.

The Five Pillars of Islam represent the duties of a Muslim.

Sunni Muslims pray five times each day, while Shia Muslims have three official prayers. Some Shia Muslims also continue the practice of temporary marriages called muttah. Further, many Shia Muslims accept the belief in the Twelfth Imam who has already been born but is hidden and will play a major role with his return in the last days. Each group also has other unique traditions as part of its religious customs. For example, Shia Muslims observe the Day of Ashura, a day to commemorate the martyrdom of Muhammad grandson. Sunni Muslims follow the many traditions that are considered similar sayings of Muhammad to help interpret the Qur'an. Shia Muslims do not accept the authority of the six major Hadith collections of Sunni Islam but instead follow the three Hadiths they call the Three Muhammads. All Muslims continue to follow Allah as the one true God, the Five Pillars of Islam and share many important spiritual and cultural customs related to their religions. Furthermore, both Sunni and Shia Islam accept the Muslim teaching that Jesus is one of many prophets in