PILLARS OF ISLAM

There are Five Pillars of Islam are :-

1) Faith

2) Prayer

3) The 'Zakat'

4) The Fast

5) Pilgrimage (Hajj)

They are the framework of the Muslim life: faith, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

FAITH

There is no god worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His messenger. This declaration of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula which all the faithful pronounce. In Arabic, the first part is la ilaha illa Llah - 'there is no god except God'; ilaha (god) can refer to anything which we may be tempted to put in place of God - wealth, power, and the like. Then comes illa Llah: 'except God', the source of all Creation. The second part of the Shahada is Muhammadun rasulu'Llah: 'Muhammad is the messenger of God.' A message of guidance has come through a man like ourselves.

PRAYER (NAMAZ)

Salat is the name for the obligatory prayers which are performed five times a day, and are a direct link between the worshipper and God. There is no hierarchical authority in Islam, and no priests, so the prayers are led by a learned person who knows the Quran, chosen by the congregation. These five prayers contain verses from the Quran, and are said in Arabic, the language of the Revelation, but personal supplication can be offered in one's own language.

Prayers are said at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall, and thus determine the rhythm of the entire day. Although it is preferable to worship together in a mosque, a Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, factories and universities. Visitors to the Muslim world are struck by the centrality of prayers in daily life.

A translation of the Call to Prayer is:

God is most great. God is most great.

God is most great. God is most great.

I testify that there is no god except God.

I testify that there is no god except God.

I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God.

I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God.

Come to prayer! Come to prayer!

Come to success (in this life and the Hereafter)!

Come to success!

God is most great. God is most great.

There is no god except God.

THE 'ZAKAT' (Zakat Information Center)

One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word zakat means both 'purification' and 'growth'. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth.

Each Muslim calculates his or her own zakat individually. For most purposes this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one's capital.

A pious person may also give as much as he or she pleases as sadaqa, and does so preferably in secret. Although this word can be translated as 'voluntary charity' it has a wider meaning. The Prophet said 'even meeting your brother with a cheerful face is charity.'

The Prophet said: 'Charity is a necessity for every Muslim. ' He was asked: 'What if a person has nothing?' The Prophet replied: 'He should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity.' The Companions asked: 'What if he is not able to work?' The Prophet said: 'He should help poor and needy persons.' The Companions further asked 'What if he cannot do even that?' The Prophet said 'He should urge others to do good.' The Companions said 'What if he lacks that also?' The Prophet said 'He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.'

RAMZAN (ROZA)  (Ramadan Information Center)

Ramdan Mubarak & Idd Mubarak

Please note it, that every soul have a wish that they speed every Heartily contribution , reach for every helpless people, and the reliable persons utilize the same of great respect.

And that is the fact that you will do any help for others and at once and pious helps for another helpless people. For this reason I arrange the dinner with "Sehri Aftari" in the month of Ramdan Sharif, for poor and the strangers who come from beyond the city also for helpless and the reliable persons.

When you come to Ajmer Ialso invite you for this programme on my own conveyance for this pious celebration.

If you want to do the same things for others you can bear and spend the money for a day and twice a day also more time, you can arrange this sacred subject through me, I will arrange this for you ; this is a separate work for these helpless people.

If you do some thing for others, please do not remember the reward because of "the reward for every pious matter in the side of good, when 'HE' accept your pious thing for others 'HE' say every soul is a pledge for its own deeds and you already get the reward by this way in this world and that too."

I pray for you that "Allah Pak" accept your devotion for you and give you the best reward for you and reliable persons.

Amin Summa Amin Ya Rabbil Alamin

I also arrange the scholars for poor students and widows also in every moth. They are also helpless.

If you want to send any amount write my name by this way on cheque, B.P,O, etc.:- Syed Bakhte Nasar A/C No. 10158203348, State Bank of India, Diggi Bazar, Ajmer.

Please send by Registered post or Recorded Deliver only.

Convey my best dua and salaam to all.

Please note:- This year due to the invitations of lakhs of mureedans my father " Huzoor peer Syed Mohammed Ali Chishty Shah Baba Ajmeri " was on his trip to U.K. and met a thousand of people there. He noticed that a lot of people are doing frauds in United Kingdom by the name of Ajmer Sharif, as I am the Chief Gaddi Nashin and successor of Khwaja Sahib.  If you come through any of the persons please do not welcome them and any article claiming the same please bring into my notice so I can do the required action. I am your prayerfully from a very long time and I hold the reflex of the pious soul of khwaja sahib for you to earritually. I'll send you the Annual Islamic calendar after I receive your reply.

PILGRIMAGE - HAJJ (Hajj Information Center)

The annual pilgrimage to Makkah - the Hajj - is an obligation only for those who are physically and financially able to perform it. Nevertheless, about two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those of different nations to meet one another. Although Makkah is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so that Hajj and Ramadan fall sometimes in summer, sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments which strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before God.

The rites of the Hajj, which are of Abrahamic origin, include circling the Ka'ba seven times, and going seven times between the mountains of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar during her search for water. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafa and join in prayers for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgment.

In previous centuries the Hajj was an arduous undertaking. Today, however, Saudi Arabia provides millions of people with water, modern transport, and the most up-to-date health facilities.

The close of the Hajj is marked by a festival, the Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This, and the Eid al-Fitr, a feast-day commemorating the end of Ramadan, are the main festivals of the Muslim calendar.