, not to worship a man.The Five Pillars are the basis of Islamic religion because they structure the spiritual life of an individual Moslem. The spiritual life has a direct effect on the personal and interpersonal life of the faithful. The personal life of the Islamic man or woman is hoped to influence the spiritual life of the non-Moslem. It will bring the non-Moslem to the point of conversion to Islam. The choice, however, is to the individual. There are no “pressure tactics” used, but only the prayer that example will lead one to Allah. In essence, the Prophet Muhammad declared of the Five Pillars of Islam to “serve man’s spiritual purposes, satisfy his human needs and to mark his whole life with Divine touch” (Muhammed)....
