Month: November 2021

I really enjoyed the “What Sharia means: 5 questions answered” article online. I found it really interesting the setup with questions and then responses which answer the question, but also provide a lot of educational information and background. There was a little blurb about the author to give the article credibility, and there were a… Continue reading Reflecting on Sharia

Prior to taking this class, I was not aware of the specific details of the Five Pillars of Islam and what each of them meant. Watching the video at the start of class on Tuesday of adhan or the Muslim call to Prayer was again a reminder of the beauty of the sound of the… Continue reading The Five Pillars Reflection

I thought Tuesdays class discussion regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Islamic tradition, particularly the call to prayer and the hajj, was very interesting and raised a lot of important questions on this subject. When Muslim communities were unable to gather together for prayer due to the pandemic, it was interesting to… Continue reading Call to prayer and the Hajj during COVID-19 pandemic

I really don’t know much about the Qur’an, so I’m really excited and eager to learn about it. For a long time, I didn’t know that the Muslim God and Christian/Jewish God were the same. I am still a little confused about that, but now I know there are the same people in the Bible… Continue reading 10/26 Notes Qur’an

I wasn’t aware that those who practice the Islamic faith had “five pillars” or five duties that are required of them in order to be a Muslim. These are: 1) shahadah, or the profession of faith in one God (Allah) only and in Muhammad as the Messenger of God, 2) salah is second and refers to… Continue reading “Five Pillars of Islam” Michael Ashkar

In Islam, there are five pillars that Muslims are to follow. The five pillars are declaration of faith (Shahadah), prayer (salah), alms-giving or charity (zakah), fasting (sawn), and pilgrimage (Hajj). Muslims’ declaration of faith is that Allah is the only God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Every day, five times a day, Muslims… Continue reading The 5 Pillars of Islam and the Hajj Documentary

The 5 Pillars of Islam are the core beliefs and practices. The first pillar is a profession of faith. The phrase “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is used to express this belief. The second pillar is prayer. This is typically done 5 times a day in the… Continue reading The 5 Pillars

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the Chinese cuisine at Lucky Lou’s by Kwan. We started off the evening with some tea and cucumber with garlic sauce. We then moved on to Peking Duck. I was very excited about this because I have always wanted to try duck and I… Continue reading IACA ICR Meeting 10/28

I didn’t realize that Mohammed was a messenger of God. I thought he was an Islamic God. The fact that he was a real person who didn’t want to be a religious figure is very interesting to me because I thought he was equivalent to the Christian/Judaism God. I also liked learning about his relation… Continue reading The Life of Mohammed 10/21 Notes

For our IACA session this week, we met Kwan for dinner at Lucky Lou’s. I have never heard of or eaten at this restaurant before, but it was a great experience because I’ve never eaten at an authentic Chinese restaurant. Before dinner, Kwan explained that there is authentic Chinese food and Americanized Chinese food. Lucky… Continue reading 10/28 ICR Reflection