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Islam is a monotheism religion based in the
Koran. The Koran is the heart and soul of the Islam: Muslims believe that
this book is the wisdom of God given to the humanity through the prophet
Muhammad. They believe that the Koran is the forever and no created word
of God given to Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel. It is thought that
the Koran has been written by God, not by the prophet, this is the reason
why this book is inimitable and infallible. The word of Koran means in Arab:
the lecture (al-qur’an) or the recite. It contents the revelations of Ala
to Muhammad through the twenty years of the live of Muhammad (612-632). This
is divided in 114 chapters with 6200 verses. It is commonly accepted that
it has keep a high grade of consistency through the history.
The five basic pillar of the Islam:
Islam has five basic elements which are the essence
of the Muslim life:
 | Faith testimony: The most important
of them, it is called “Shahadah”: There is no other god but Allah, and Muhammad
is the prophet. Easy formula that must be said with conviction to be introduced
to the Muslim world. |
| Prayer: It can be done
nearly everywhere, and it must be done five times: sunrise, midday, afternoon,
sunset and night time. |
| Helping the poorest (Zakat): they
must help people who are really poor, it must be something tangible. Zakat
means purification or improvement. |
| Fasting: It must be done through
the month of Ramadan; all Muslims do it from the sunrise to the sunset.
They can not eat, drink or have sexual relations. Although it is thought
that the fasting is quite healthy, Muslims do it because they believe it is
a way of spiritual purification. |
| Peregrination to the Mecca: (Hayy)
It is compulsory once in the life of any Muslim (Just for those who have
financial and physical resources to do it). |
The Islam is the official religion (98.7%), However it coexist with
other religions:
Catholic (1.1%)
Jews (0.2%).
The Moroccan’s constitution ensures this coexistence.
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