Islam
Muslims hold six main beliefs:
- Belief in Allah as the one and only God.
- Belief in angels.
- Belief in the holy books.
- Belief in the Prophets.
- Belief in the Day of Judgement.
- Belief in Predestination.
They are required to follow the 'Five Pillars of Islam':
- Affirmation that there is no other God but Allah.
- Five daily ritual prayers, at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and night.
- Fasting during the month of Ramazan (often written as Ramadan). To keep strictly to the fast, Muslims will abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset.
- Giving money to the poor and making a pilgrimage to Islam's most holy shrine, the place of the Prophet Mohammed's birth at Mecca, at least once in a lifetime.
Festivals
Eid-ul-Fitr.
Eid-ul-Adha.
Lailat-ul-Qadr.
Al-Hijra - New Year.
Ramadan - is the month of fasting from dawn to sunset, includes abstaining from all food, drink and smoking during
daylight hours.