cannot eat from the break of day until the setting of the sun.5) The pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims must make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca at one time in their lives. These are the five rituals that Muslims went by and they did so successfully.Islam is a way of life, as well as a religion. Those who follow Islam are very dedicated, for they live their whole life submitting themselves to Allah. As a matter of fact, the word Islam means submission to Allah. In the United States today, Islam is a highly accepted religion in the African American community. Since the beginning of the American slave trade, Islam has had a presence in America. The most notable Muslim community in the United States is referred to as the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam originated as a social movement that provided African-Americans with a national identity and a sense of belonging and progressed into a movement that was solely focused on religion. The growth of Islam in America stemmed from the oppression that blacks faced in America and their desire to establish their own identity (Diouf 77). the early part of this century continued for American Blacks to be a time of social displacement, economic deprivation, and yearning for some kind of national identity. The Nation of Islam, along with other Islamic groups, provided, and continues to provide, African Americans with a national identity and a self-image....
