My perspective of the 5 pillars of Islam

Islam is one of the major world religions. It is a monotheistic faith, which means that they believe in one God. Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslim ,means "one who surrenders to God. "


Islam has five pillars. They are:

~~ Shahada.

They believe that there is no other God than Allah & his messenger is Muhammad.They believe that Allah is the only God, and Muhammad is the greatest prophet, the seventh prophet next to Jesus.
~~ Salat (prayer).

It is thier faith that they need to pray five times a day. So the Muslims are praying five times a day.

~~ Zakat (charity).

It is giving a percentage from their money to the charity, or sometimes to the Islamic leaders to add to their royal treasuries. So it is very nice because they also give some to the charity.


~~ Saum (fasting).

Fasting is done by not eating. During Ramadan, they are not eating for one month. It is their sacrifice. Fasting has three kinds, the partial fasting, which means they will not eat breakfast only, but they are going to eat lunch, & supper. Another is the water fasting, instead of eating, you'll just drink. And the full fasting, that means you will not eat at all.




~~ Hajj (pilgrimage).

It is require for all Muslims. All healthy ones, need to perform this at least once in their lifetime. But for the lesser ones, they must perform this during the first half of the month, and during the last month of the lunar year.



My own perspective

Well, for me, the five pillars of Muslims are good. Actually, it is a healthy living, not just physically but also spiritually and mentally. It is good that they believe in one God, and they also help to the charity, and having their fasting which can make their bodies healthy, because they are eliminating toxins. I try to practice fasting before, because I learned that it eliminates toxins that we get from different foods that we eat. But I can't! That's why I am amazed that they are used of fasting.

My fifth blog

The comparison of Christianity to the Chinese philosophies

Christianity is believing in God, the Creator of this universe. Example of Christian religion is Catholic. Chinese philosophies that I know is the Buddhism & the Confucianism. The Buddhism is the belief in Buddha which is founded by Sidharta Gautama & the Confucianism is founded by Confucius. Somehow, those Chinese philosophies are a reflection of life for me. The anecdotes of Confucius are not easily understand when you just read it but you need to analyze it so you will understand it and the message of those anecdotes are beautiful. Teachings of Buddha has something to do in our daily life. Especially his 8 fold paths & his 4 noble truths. But, Confucianism & Buddhism is not that good. Because, people serve & praise Buddha, and they much more believe in Confucius. They forgot God. Some Filipinos are converted into Buddhism, after being a member of a Christian religion. Instead of loving & believing God, they much more believe to those people who are already dead! Did they ever think 'bout that?. They will never be save unless they realize that they are on the wrong path. In fact, teachings of Buddha & Confucius can be use in our Christian lives. But don't forget God, and don't praise & serve them.

My fourth blog

There are broad trends in our time that are the direct result of past history. Among of them is the "Opium War" fought in China that happened a centuries ago. How are events are related into our time?

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The King And I

Summary


The story happened in Siam, Bangkok (Thailand) in 1862. The King of Siam request Anna Leonowens to teach his many children. Her son Louis was afraid of the Prime Minister of the King which are called “Kralahome” that’s why she taught her son how to “Whistle a Happy Tune” whenever he is afraid. The Kralahome accompany them to the palace. Then the King let his children to meet Anna. They bowed to Anna & kissed her hands. Then the teacher start teaching the children. For the several weeks, she taight the children songs, proverbs, and poems. Anna confront the King about his broken promise that he would give a house for Anna & her son. They watch a stage play, and as the King is watching, he received a gift from the King of Burma, a lovely girl named Tuptim. Lun tha fall in love with that girl. The girl was to be punish but Anna told the king not to do it. Anna tried to go home, but she was pleaded to stay by the children she was teaching. And then the boat came, but she did not ride, she decided to stay. Then the King got sick. He told one of his son to be the king next to him, & when his child are telling something to his sisters & brothers, the King passed away.


Characters of the story

Main characters of the King & I are:
Anna Leonowens played by Deborah Kerr
King Mongkut of Siam played by Yul Brynner
Tuptim played by Rita Moreno
Kralahome played by Martin Benson
Lady Thiang played by Terry Saunders
Rex Thompson played by Louis Leonowens
Lun Tha paled by Calos Rivas
Prince Chulalongkorn played by Patrick Adiarete
Sir John Hay played by Alan Mowbray
Sir Edward Ramsay played by Geoffrey Toone

Historical values of the film

Because of Anna, the children learned about many things about other country.

Social Relevance of the film to our society

We learned many things from other country & to be influenced by them made our country more civilized and they gave us many ideas.

Contributions of early civilization of west asia & middle east asia

The Middle Asia's countries are: Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Unite Arab of Emirates, Yemen, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Iran, Cyprus, Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan, Pakistan,Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Algeria, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia.The Middle East Asia, & the West Asia influenced us in many things. They had a big part in our history & from them, Philippines are more civilized than before.

Natural resources fo India, Israel, & Saudi Arabia

The Natural resources of India

The total area of India is 1,269,219 km.India's water resources are rivers, canals, ponds, lake & marine resources on the east & west coasts of the Indian ocean and other gulfs & bays provide employment for about six million people in the fisheries. Their mineral resources are coal,iron ore, manganese mica, bauxite, titanium, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, & thorium.

The Natural resources of Israel

The mineral resources of Israel are: timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, & magnesium bromide. According to what I have read, they also consider sand & clay as one of their resources. Because they felt that their list was too short that's why they add it.

The natural resources of Saudi Arabia

Their mineral resources are:gold, silver, copper, bauxite copper, iron, lead tin, zinc & their non-metallic minerals are bentonite, diatomite, flourite, potash, & high-purity & silica sand.

The stong shall not injure the weak

"The strong shall not injure the weak" For me, it means that don't hurt or fight with others that you know are not strong like you. If you do so, then you're just brave to those people who are weak & not willing to fight with you, & not to those people who'd you think are better than you. And if you're like that, then you are the real weak for me. I don't say that hurt or fight with those people who had a strength like you. Love the weak & teach them to be strong instead. God called us to love one another & not to fight with each other.