Hi my name is Nashmian Basit.  I have blonde hair and blue eyes.  I have a mother, a father, and one older sister.  I am adventurous and very organized, although school is not my favorite thing. 

In two months I am going on my 1st hajj (which is the only required hajj, but if you have enough money you can go on other hajj's) to the HOLIEST city, Mecca which is just about 21 North and 40 East.  The hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca, this is very vital for an Islamic person to go to.  It’s basically the submission to God. 

This time of year, during the month of Ramadan, we the Muslim fast.  Ramadan is the ninth month of the Arabic calendar.  During this month people suppose that Allah revealed the first verses of the Qur'an (the holy book of Islam).  If today was a day during the month of Ramadan we wouldn’t be eating (fasting), we are allowed to drink water or basically any drink but we are not allowed to eat. 

The Shari ‘a is a religious law of Islam.  Shari ‘a means “way to the water” or “the way” of Islam’s agreement with the Qur ‘an and Sunna.  Shari ‘a is based on teachings of the Qur ‘an.  Shari ‘a deals with everyday life including politics.

There are Five Pillars of Islam; these are five duties present in every Muslim.  The duties are as follows:  Shahadah which is the profession of faith, Salah which is a ritual prayer, Zakah which is alms tax, Sawm is fasting during Ramadan and Hajj the pilgrimage to Mecca.  We Muslims think that The Five Pillars of Islam are very important for everyday life because that’s what should be there, examples; every Muslim should think about Allah and their faith every day, the ritual prayer should also be done every day because of the profession of faith “pillar”, and you need to contribute to the alms tax, during Sawm is most important because of the fasting duty, every Muslim should fast during Ramadan (it shows respect). 

For those of my readers who aren’t familiar with the Muslim religion, I will tell you a few things that will move you along with my Islamic readers.  Muhammad founded our religion, Muslim.  We believe in one God, Allah.  My friend Maya, from the Jewish religion believes in God.  We religions believe that there is one God, but we believe in different God’s.  With the statement said above “We believe in ONE God, Allah”, it means we are a monotheistic religion, meaning we only believe in ONE God.  A polytheistic religion believes in more than one God.

I hope you learned something new by reading my Muslim religion blog.

                                                                                                -- Nashmian Basit