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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
What are the basic bare-necessities-to-be-a-good-Muslim spiritual duties that one does daily? (thinking along the lines of praying 5x daily)
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the bare basics is pretty simple. The 5 pillars of islam is the foundation of what everything else is based on.
-1- The Proclamation of faith - the belief there is is only 1 god and that muhammad is his prophet and messenger
-2- Prayer - praying the obligatory 5 prayers
-3- Fasting - fasting during the month of Ramadan
-4- Zakat - Giving % of your money to those less needy
-5- Hajj - Making the pilgrimmage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
if you do those, taking into consideration the basic principles of "doing good & prohibiting evil" then you're in good stead. Its not very dissimilar to The Ten Commandments. In principle, its in line with Christian and Jewish beliefs in being good or courtous to people.
Granted, that some people may portray muslims in a different light, but so do others for other belief systems.
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Originally Posted by ASU2003
Do Muslims put aside their differences when traveling to Mecca?
Have you ever made the pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque? Do you plan to at some point if you haven't yet?
Is their a central figure in Islam like the pope? Or is there something like a committee of Imans of each sect?
Does Muslim society have moral problems with abortion or birth control?
Is there a black market for porn? What would be the penalty for getting caught with it?
Do very many people speak English in the Middle East?
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- before travelling for Mecca, a ritual that muslims believe that god will wash away all their sins with the exception of Major Sins and debts. debts are sins against man. whilst major sins are considered sins against god.
Major sins are considered to be things like, Associating a diety with Allah. ie idolatory, partners with Allah, Adultery/fornication, Murder etc.
debt something that you owe someone. usually it is money, but it has many forms. if someone owes someone else money, then that debt must be paid back at some point. if it is not, the person who is owed the debt has the right to ask for their right on the Day of Judgement.
This debt is paid 'in blessings or sin'. so the more sin you have, the worse your account on the Day of Judgement, the more blessing you have the better your account on the Day of Judgement.
The important thing to remember is that only the person who is owed the debt can forgive someone for something they owe them.
the principle here is that when someone goes to Mecca, they come back with no sins owing.
typically when someone goes to Mecca, before they go, they go around to their friends, family and foes asking for forgiveness of anything they may have done, or something they may have owed. they do this with the intention that when they come back from Mecca, they come back with a clean slate.
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i will get to ALL the questions, but ive got work, will check back later.