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You Are a Muslim
When You
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Believe
in your heart that there is only one God (named
Allah in Arabic).
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Believe
in Allah's prophets from Adam to Muhammad, peace
be upon them all.
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Understand that all prophets came with the same
message, which is to believe in God and to do good
in this world to be rewarded possibly in this life
and certainly in the hereafter.
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Remember
that a Muslim is someone who the people are safe
from his hand and his tongue (Prophet Muhammad's
saying).
Islam is not
only beliefs and words. Actions must support the words.
Pillars of Islam are: Testifying Al-Shahada, Performing
Prayers, Paying Zakat (Mandatory Charity), Fasting
Ramadan, Performing Pilgrimige to Mecca if one is
financially and physically able.
Performing prayers is the first duty of a Muslim. The
prayer is mainly recitations of verses from the Quran
"The Holy Book". The recitation is in Arabic in order to
assure that all Muslims in the world perform the prayers
the same way without giving room to translation
distortions.
There is one part of the prayer called Al-Tashahud or
Al-Taheyat, which is not part of the Quran, but the
prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH) taught us to
say it and that is also in Arabic. Finally, one can say
whatever he/she wishes in his own language, when those
the essential components of the prayers are fulfilled.
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