Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / November 13, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in May. 2011
A precept it is each of the instructions or rules that are enunciated and established in order to make known a art or a faculty. For example, the precepts of the philosophy, the precepts of the metrics, among other.
And also a precept is that provision or higher mandate that yes or yes must be fulfilled or observed. Fasting while Ramadan unfolds is one of the fundamental precepts of Islam.
The precept is a concept that has a special presence within the religious context. Most of the religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, among others, they hold various precepts that must be observed in a mandatory way by their faithful and followers; On many occasions, failure to do so can lead to a really important punishment or foul.
Judaism has in its book sacred, the Torah, more than six hundred precepts that must be fulfilled by the Jews, among them the following stand out: know that there is a God, who is unique, do not curse him, to love to God, worship God, not hit or attack anyone, among others.
Meanwhile, Christian precepts are the commandments collected in a timely manner by Moses: love God above all things, do not take God's name in vain, sanctify the holidays, honor the father and the mother, do not kill, do not commit impure acts, do not steal, do not lie, do not covet the goods of others.
And in the case of Islamism, the fundamental precepts are five and they are also known as pillars of Islam: profession of faith (It is the most important and implies that there is no more divinity in the world than that of Allah), prayer (The practicing Muslim should pray 5 times a day facing the direction of the Mecca), alms (Muslims should give alms each year to the poorest citizens, starting with their relatives and neighbors), fast (especially during the month of Ramadan) Y pilgrimage to Mecca (At least once in his life, the Muslim of fervent faith must make a pilgrimage to Mecca).
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