islamic practices

1. shahadah

“There is no compulsion in religion.”

“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah.”

2. salah

“Your Lord says call on me and I will answer you.”

“Keep up regular prayer, for prayer is obligatory for the believers at prescribed times.”

“So woe to those who pray but are heedless of their prayers.”

“When the call to prayer is made… hurry towards the reminder of God and leave off your trading.”

3. zakah

“Establish prayer and dispense Zakah.”

“Allah sees all that you do.”

“Alms are meant only for the poor, the needy…”

“God is well aware of whatever good you do.”

4. sawm

“The night of glory is better than a thousand months.”

“so any of you who is present that month should fast.”

“Every action of a human is for him except for fasting for that is solely for me and I will give a reward for him.”

“The bad breath of one who is fasting is better in sight of God on the Day of Judgement than the smell of perfume.”

5. Hajj

“Pilgrimage to the house is a duty owed to God by people who are able to undertake it.”

“Whoever performs Hajj for Allah’s pleasure.. will return as free from sins as the day he was born.”

Jihad

“This is my path, leading straight, so follow it.”

“But those who have believed, migrated and striven for God's cause, it is they who can look forward to God's mercy.”

“The Greatest Jihad is to battle your own soul, to fight the evil within yourself.”