In Core class, we are learning about Islam and its main beliefs and principles. Our assignment today is to blog about which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the hardest for Muslims to follow and why.
If I was a Muslim, I think the hardest pillar to follow would be fasting during the month of Ramadan or praying five times a day. I understand that Ramadan is for holy purposes and cleansing oneself, but to be real, abstaining from eating is hard for most people. Secondly, getting to a valid praying location like a mosque five times a day would also be difficult, since I could not do it at school or program an alarm to wake me up before sundown. Usually Islamic boarding schools allow set prayer times for students during the day, but most Muslim families and most Muslim schoolchildren do not have the time to pray so frequently.
However, I think an important part of being a Muslim is being able to follow all five pillars and obey them not in the name of a specific church, but in the name of God the holiest. Islam is a deeply misunderstood religion especially in the United States, but people of all faiths fo their hardest to live up to God's image for man; it doesn't really matter which pillar is the hardest to obey, doing the thing that God would approve of is. I think when Muslims or anyone of faith gives to charity or helps another person, they must momentarily pretend that God does not exist and extend their hand and heart out to the person to help them truly, not in the name of religion.
If I was a Muslim, I think the hardest pillar to follow would be fasting during the month of Ramadan or praying five times a day. I understand that Ramadan is for holy purposes and cleansing oneself, but to be real, abstaining from eating is hard for most people. Secondly, getting to a valid praying location like a mosque five times a day would also be difficult, since I could not do it at school or program an alarm to wake me up before sundown. Usually Islamic boarding schools allow set prayer times for students during the day, but most Muslim families and most Muslim schoolchildren do not have the time to pray so frequently.
However, I think an important part of being a Muslim is being able to follow all five pillars and obey them not in the name of a specific church, but in the name of God the holiest. Islam is a deeply misunderstood religion especially in the United States, but people of all faiths fo their hardest to live up to God's image for man; it doesn't really matter which pillar is the hardest to obey, doing the thing that God would approve of is. I think when Muslims or anyone of faith gives to charity or helps another person, they must momentarily pretend that God does not exist and extend their hand and heart out to the person to help them truly, not in the name of religion.
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