The fundamental values and vision of lslam in all its varieties exhibits a meaningful unity and coherence. The common core practices and shared tradition that constitutes lslam are the five pillars. These include shahada or the profession of faith; salaat or ritual prayer; sawm or fasting during the month of Ramadan; zakat or charitable tithe; and the Hajj or annual pilgrimage to Mecca. To state the shahada is to declare ones recognition of Allah and one's identity as a Muslim. in translation, the statement reads, There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Upon uttering this statement with truthful intention, the speaker is minimally considered a member of the Muslim community. Salaat is the organized ritual prayer which can be performed either individually or in a group. The prayer takes place five times a day: morning, noon or early afternoon, late afternoon, sunset, and night. It can be performed anywhere but is often done in the mosques, or Muslim houses of worship. This book will be found to be of immense value by the theologians, students of comparative religion and other serious scholars of lslam. Content: in the Shade of the Message and Prophet hood; Muhammad First Migration to Abyssinia; Calling unto lslam Beyond Mecca; Migration of the Prophet [pbuh]; The Observations of the Noble Quran on the Battle of Uhud; The Prophet's Plans to spread the Message of lslam beyond Arabia; The Journey to Allah, the Sublime.

The fundamental values and vision of lslam in all its varieties exhibits a meaningful unity and coherence. The common core practices and shared tradition that constitutes lslam are the five pillars. These include shahada or the profession of faith; salaat or ritual prayer; sawm or fasting during the month of Ramadan; zakat or charitable tithe; and the Hajj or annual pilgrimage to Mecca. To state the shahada is to declare ones recognition of Allah and one's identity as a Muslim. in translation, the statement reads, There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Upon uttering this statement with truthful intention, the speaker is minimally considered a member of the Muslim community. Salaat is the organized ritual prayer which can be performed either individually or in a group. The prayer takes place five times a day: morning, noon or early afternoon, late afternoon, sunset, and night. It can be performed anywhere but is often done in the mosques, or Muslim houses of worship. This book will be found to be of immense value by the theologians, students of comparative religion and other serious scholars of lslam. Content: in the Shade of the Message and Prophet hood; Muhammad First Migration to Abyssinia; Calling unto lslam Beyond Mecca; Migration of the Prophet [pbuh]; The Observations of the Noble Quran on the Battle of Uhud; The Prophet's Plans to spread the Message of lslam beyond Arabia; The Journey to Allah, the Sublime.

The fundamental values and vision of lslam in all its varieties exhibits a meaningful unity and coherence. The common core practices and shared tradition that constitutes lslam are the five pillars. These include shahada or the profession of faith; salaat or ritual prayer; sawm or fasting during the month of Ramadan; zakat or charitable tithe; and the Hajj or annual pilgrimage to Mecca. To state the shahada is to declare ones recognition of Allah and one's identity as a Muslim. in translation, the statement reads, There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Upon uttering this statement with truthful intention, the speaker is minimally considered a member of the Muslim community. Salaat is the organized ritual prayer which can be performed either individually or in a group. The prayer takes place five times a day: morning, noon or early afternoon, late afternoon, sunset, and night. It can be performed anywhere but is often done in the mosques, or Muslim houses of worship. This book will be found to be of immense value by the theologians, students of comparative religion and other serious scholars of lslam. Content: in the Shade of the Message and Prophet hood; Muhammad First Migration to Abyssinia; Calling unto lslam Beyond Mecca; Migration of the Prophet [pbuh]; The Observations of the Noble Quran on the Battle of Uhud; The Prophet's Plans to spread the Message of lslam beyond Arabia; The Journey to Allah, the Sublime.