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WELCOME
TO CHICAGO'S ISLAMIC DISPLAY
AS
SALAAMU ALAIKUM - GREETINGS OF PEACE
The Council Of
Islamic Organizations Of Greater Chicago and over
350,000 Chicago area Muslims welcome you.
This display
symbolizes the Lunar Crescent, which determines the
onset of Islamic months and events such as the
annual Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Fitr & Eid
al-Adha. The five pillars represent the five
fundamental precepts of Islam:
Shahaadah:
Declaration of Faith in the exclusive Lordship of
Allah (God) and in Prophet Muhammad, as Allah's
Messenger
Salaat: Formal
prayers performed five times daily at dawn, noon,
mid-afternoon, sunset, and night
Zakaat: Prescribed
charity for the poor and needy - generally
two-and-a-half percent of each Muslim's accumulated
wealth
Sawm: Fasting from
dawn to sunset everyday during the lunar month of
Ramadan
Hajj: Pilgrimage
to Mecca and the Ka'bah -- the house built by
Prophets Abraham and Ishmael as a place of worship
to One God
{Questions:
contact Council@CIOGC.org}
Grateful
Acknowledgments:
City of Chicago:
Hon. Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Commission on
Human Relations - Advisory Councils on Arab &
Asian Affairs.
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