The central beliefs of Islam are complete faith in the power of God. God and people are one and unified. An Islamic belief is that Islam includes all religions and honors all prophets. Muslims believe that God is all knowing and to know what God knows is to live in peace and happiness. Islamic people also believe in angels and saints. One Islamic belief is the last judgment, which is when all the people of the world will be judged and the world will end.
These beliefs of Islam are reflected in the "Five Pillars" by many ways. The first and perhaps most important of the Five Pillars is shahadah, the faith in the Oneness of God and that Muhammad received and delivered God's final revelation to humanity. Every Muslim is expected to say the shahadah at least once in his or her life, but most say it every day. The second of the Five Pillars is salat, the prayers which each Muslim must recite five times each day. Of course, they cannot be said all at the same time. Instead, they establish a sort of frequency which structures the day: Fajr is Morning Prayer; after dawn but before sunrise; Duhr is early afternoon or noon prayer; early afternoon till late afternoon; Asr is late afternoon prayer; late afternoon prayer until sunset; Maghrib is sunset prayer; just after sunset; Isha is late evening prayer; late evening until late at night. When saying their prayers, a Muslim is required to be facing in the direction of Mecca, the city where Muhammad was born. Prayers make use of verses from the Qur'an and are said in Arabic.
The third of the Five Pillars is zakat, the financial obligations which every Muslim has to the ummah, or community of believers. In Islam, everything essentially belongs to Allah, which means we humans ...