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Worship

Muslims reject any image of God and would not wish to pray where there are symbols of other religions. Some will refuse to pray where other symbols are around. There is also variation in attitudes over men and women praying together; some will be happy to pray in different areas of the same room, while others will wish to be in a different room or screened from each other.

It should be noted that many Muslims find it difficult when in modern Western society people make jokes about God. They will certainly find criticism or satire about Allah or Muhammad unacceptable and may be deeply offended.


Islam is built on 5 Pillars (duties) which are considered the practical side of Islam.
 
the Shahada
a statement of belief in one God (in Arabic – Allah) and that Muhammad is his final prophet
Salat
prayer five times a day:
Fajr – at dawn
Zuhr – in the early afternoon
Asr – late afternoon
Maghrib – at sunset
Isha – late in the evening
The believer must perform ablutions before prayers can commence. Muslims are encouraged to attend midday congregational prayer on Fridays in a communal setting
Sawm
fasting in the month of Ramadan. One lunar month of abstaining from food, drink and sex from just before dawn to sunset. Ramadan occurs eleven days earlier each year and is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
Zakat
giving a part of personal wealth in charity.
Hajj
pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime for those who are able.

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