Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (570-632 C.E) he was born in Mecca. The Quran was the name of his book it demanded social justice. There was pillars of Islam that were required to be followed by believers.
Pillar One:
Absolute monotheism and final revelation. In a simple but profession faith. "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of God"
Pillar Two:
Prayer perferbaly five times a day. At certain times, and performed facing Mecca.
Rituals, including cleansing, bowing, kneeling, prostration, expressed believers submission to Allah and provided a frequent reminder amid the busyness of daily life that they were living in a presence of the divine.
Pillar Three:
Required believers to generously generously give their wealth to maintain community and to help the needy.
Pillar Four:
Was fasting for a whole month (No food, No drink or even sexual relations)
This went on from the first light of dawn to sundown of Ramadan.
Pillar Five:
Pilgrimage to Mecca, where believers from all over the Islamic world assembled once a year & put identical white clothing as they performed rituals reminding them of the key events in Islamic history.
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