Ethics and Islamic Beliefs

Purpose of practicing the five pillars of Islam

• Obedience to Allah and earning merit for paradise

• Achieving financial success in life

• Gaining popularity among peers

• Learning about different cultures

Memory Verse Reference

• "Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for the Righteous shall live by faith." (Galatians 3:11)

• "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law." (Romans 3:28)

• "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness." (Galatians 5:22)

• "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2:8)

Ethics

• The study of right and wrong

• A branch of science dealing with the physical world

• A method of solving mathematical problems

• The art of persuasion in communication

Hajj: Activity in Mina

• Collect seven stones

• Pray at the Kaaba

• Fast during the day

• Perform a ritual sacrifice

Moral awareness

• The ability to distinguish right from wrong

• The awareness God has placed within the conscience of people

• A social construct influenced by culture

• An innate skill developed through education

Moral responsibilities related to the five pillars of Islam

• Confession, fasting, giving money, prayer five times daily, making a pilgrimage, washing one’s body

• Reading the Quran daily, attending weekly sermons, performing charity once a year, fasting during Ramadan

• Praying once a week, giving money only during holidays, making a pilgrimage every five years, washing hands before meals

• Confessing sins weekly, fasting during special occasions, giving money only to family, praying twice daily

Difference between shariah law and Christian moral law: Purpose

• Shariah law is kept to get to paradise; Christian moral law shows sin, but faith in Christ’s atonement saves.

• Both laws aim to achieve moral perfection in this life.

• Shariah law is primarily focused on community welfare, while Christian moral law emphasizes individual salvation.

• Christian moral law is based on the teachings of the Old Testament, while Shariah law is derived from the Quran.

Shahada

• A statement of Islamic belief

• A type of Islamic prayer

• A form of Islamic charity

• A pilgrimage to Mecca

Salat

• Islamic prayer

• Christian worship

• Hindu meditation

• Buddhist chanting

Five pillars of Islam

• Confession, fasting, giving money, prayer five times daily, making a pilgrimage

• Belief in one God, following the teachings of the prophets, performing good deeds, and seeking knowledge

• Praying three times a day, fasting during Ramadan, giving to charity, and making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

• Reciting the Quran, attending mosque weekly, fasting on Mondays, and giving alms to the poor