Program 2: The Five Pillars of Islam
Like
Christians and Jews, Muslims believe in one God. However, there are
certain fundamental differences. Muslims do not accept that Jesus
was the Son of God.
For
Muslims, Jesus was one in a long line of Prophets that began with
Adam, Abraham and Moses, and to whom God revealed parts of his Message.
The final Revelation came to Muhammad, a happily married businessman,
living in the Western Arabian city of Makkah in the late seventh century.
For
Muslims, none of the Prophets, including Muhammad, are divine because
God is One and Indivisible.
This
is summarized in the doctrine of Tawhid.
Muslims
believe that Islam offers them guidelines for every aspect of individual
and communal life to a greater extent than either Christianity or
Judaism.
From
the Qur'an, or 'Word of God', as revealed to Muhammad, and the practice
and sayings of Muhammad's life, known as the SUNNA, Muslims can find
precise instructions on almost every detail of life, from political
or economic theory down to the way one should eat, sleep or dress.
What
does being a Muslim means in one's everyday life? What are the FIVE
PILLARS OF ISLAM?
People
interviewed in this program:
Anwar
Harjono, Omar Kah, Sami al-Angawi, Khalid Malik, Kamel al-Sharif, Shakir
Mahmoud, Selwa Abdullah, Ruhi Malik, Kamaruddin Noor, Sami al-Angawi,
Aziz Abraham, Sam Hassan, Riffat Malik, Agha & Rizwana Ghias.