Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Feb. 2011
The Islam is a monotheistic religion that finds its foundation and fundamental principles in the book of Koran.
One of the three most important monotheistic religions in the world along with Christianity and Judaism, believes in Allah, is governed by the book of the Koran, and considers Muhammad its greatest prophet
Those who profess this religion are popularly known as Muslims, believe in allah god, and consider the prophet Muhammad the quintessential messenger.
The Qur'an has been dictated by Allah Himself to Muhammad and through the Jibril, as designated by archangel Gabriel.
According to belief of Muslims, Jesus Christ is not the son of God as Christians and Jews claim, but he is a prophet, as they were opportunely Abraham, Moses and Noah, enter so many others.
There are approximately between one thousand and one thousand eight hundred million Muslims in the whole world who follow the proposals of Allah and what worship as their only god, since unlike what happens with Christianity, for example, in Islam there are no saints or other
figures similar to these.Pillars of religion
The Muslim faith is synthesized in five fundamental pillars which are: the acceptance from the beginning that there is only one god what is Allah, the prayer, the azaque or helps those most in need, the fast in the month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca , at least once in life. Mecca is the place where Muhammad was born and therefore religion considers it a holy place.
The pilgrimage to Mecca
The pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hach, carried out by the Muslim faithful, is undoubtedly one of the most famous practices associated with Islam.
The Muslim of true faith in his religion is encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his life.
This rite may vary depending on whether you live in the Mecca area or come from another place.
On the first day, the pilgrim will enter what is called a state of sacralization and will have to make seven laps around a building shaped like a cube (Kaaba) found in Mecca and the Black Stone, one of the most important Muslim relics, should be kissed.
Then a route between two places that are separated by about 400 meters must be carried out seven times. Once this is finished, you will drink water from a well and you must go to a place called Mina, about four kilometers from the city where prayers are made.
On the second day, the faithful will go to Mount Arafat in the morning and will have to perform prayers and stay until the sun goes down. This schedule must be respected because it emulates Muhammad's when he delivers his farewell speech.
Finished this event, the pilgrim goes to Muzdalifa, where he will continue with the prayers and look for some special stones that will be used the next day.
During the third day, pray in the morning and return to Mina for the feast of sacrifice.
It is worth clarifying that many pilgrims take the opportunity to visit the city of Medina where Muhammad and other founders of the religion are buried.
Imams and jihad
On your side, the magnetis the person who assumes the task of leading collective prayer in Islam, although many compare him to a priest or a Rabbi, the truth is that any individual who knows the prayers perfectly can assume the position of imam, something that Of course, this does not happen with Catholic priests or Jewish rabbis, who follow a training process to perform as such.
And the other of the fundamental concepts elaborated by religion is that of jihad, so popular in these times of confrontations with the Arab world. Although each Muslim group presents its own particularities regarding the scope, the same It is linked to the confrontation against those groups that profess themselves as enemies of Allah. In the western world the concept is often translated as holy war.
Sadly in recent years, the Western world in particular has been rocked by tremendous attacks by groups Radicalized Muslims who understand that the only way to impose their ideals and their religion on the world is through attacks and violence.
One of the most feared groups of the last year, which carries out these systematic practices, and even already has scattered cells all over the world, it is the Islamic State, a terrorist group with a fundamentalist jihadist strain, which in 2014 acquired great relevance and authority in the city of Mosul in Iraq.
And with these same very violent characteristics we cannot ignore the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, led by the already deceased Osama Bin Laden who was responsible for the tremendous attacks on the Twin Towers in New York in September 2001.
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