The ups-and-downs occurs too often. One day I can be at the peak (I felt that way) but the next moment (literally, the very next moment), there I was at the lowest. Ironic ek!
Anyways, I was pondering yesterday. I felt that my faith should at least be somewhat dip just a level or two then gradually increases. And not a process whereby faith was gradually increasing then falls right back to where I began.
As I was pondering, suddenly (with His grace), the mind just drifted to the interior of a masjid (a fewdays ago, a friend of mine forwarded an email which has 360degrees view of a masjid). The pillars then became the centre of my attention. And unknowingly, I started asking myself about the Pillars of Faith and Pillars of Islam. At times, I get the Pillars mixed up. Had the urge to check it out online.
After verifying my "knowledge" with the web, I realized that my Pillars wasnt strong enough and one pillar was non-existance. May Allah forgive me.
Lets not forget the Pillars of Islam and Faith. Keep it as a checklist to renew ourselves.
For the benefit of others and myself, here's the list.
Pillars of Faith
- Believe in Allah
- Believe in Angels
- Believe in Allah's Revealed Books
- Believe in Prophets and His Messengers
- Believe in Judgement Day
- Believe in Qadar (Divine Predestination) (Allahu'alam= Only Allah knows best)
- Sahadah
- Prayers
- Alms (zakat)
- Fasting in the month of Ramadan
- Hajj
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