February 9, 2008
We became better acquainted with Islam in a mosque from the 7th century and another from the 1800’s. Our guide taught us about his faith and practice of Islam. They refer to their basic beliefs as the five pillars of Islam: 1.) Allah is God and Mohammed is his prophet; 2.) Prayer five times a day; 3.) tithes or offerings to the poor; 4.) pilgrimage to Mecca; 5.) Fasting during the daylight hours of the month of Ramdan. He also indicated that they believe that there are three main prophets: Moses for the Jews, Jesus for the Christians, and Mohammed for the Muslims. We did not have the opportunity to ask many questions on the ramifications of such a belief with regards to the rest of the world, but that will just have to wait.
We became better acquainted with Islam in a mosque from the 7th century and another from the 1800’s. Our guide taught us about his faith and practice of Islam. They refer to their basic beliefs as the five pillars of Islam: 1.) Allah is God and Mohammed is his prophet; 2.) Prayer five times a day; 3.) tithes or offerings to the poor; 4.) pilgrimage to Mecca; 5.) Fasting during the daylight hours of the month of Ramdan. He also indicated that they believe that there are three main prophets: Moses for the Jews, Jesus for the Christians, and Mohammed for the Muslims. We did not have the opportunity to ask many questions on the ramifications of such a belief with regards to the rest of the world, but that will just have to wait.
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