I revisited the the concept of the Five Pillars from Islam that we discussed earlier in the semester. The idea is still quite interesting to me so I decided to provide some commentary on them. Prior to this class I had a slight understanding on what the Five Pillars were and what they meant to Muslims around the world. From my prior studies I had heard of Sawm, and Hajj and understood that they were a part of the Islamic faith. Paying alms to the poor was a concept that I learned back in high school due to a few of my classmates Islamic faith. They explained to me on a few occasions many of the activities that did outside of school to practice that belief.
From reading further into the Five Pillars it seems that the Islamic faith is highly centralized around paying homage and respect to Allah. Many of the Five Pillars are closely related to actions that will pay respect to Allah and what he means to those who follow the Islamic faith. It also seems like Islam is very ritualistic. Practices like prayer five times every day, always facing Mecca and making a pilgrimage to Mecca all seem like they are rooted in that idea of rituals.