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Why did you choose this image?
This image is very powerful, as it contains many people doing the same action, which reinforces the belief or action.

How does the image represent the pillar?
This image depicts a multitude of people bowing in front of the mosque. The mosque represents their belief, and it is a place where Muslims can gather, worship, and perform religious rituals or acts. Because they are willing to bow and present themselves in front of the mosque, dedicating their time to this action. This shows their belief and trust in the action; faith.

Why is the practice of this pillar important to Islam?

Faith connects the people with the belief, and it is what makes their belief real. The Islamic religion is practically built on faith; those who belief, and submit to Allah will have great rewards.

Given the practice and meaning of Faith, how might it increase literacy and importance of writing?

Muslims have extremely detailed laws to follow to practice faith, and therefore, there would be some documentation needed to secure the exact way of practicing the faith. The practices would need to be read and written in order to be passed down as efficiently as possible to preserve the strictness of the faith.

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Why did you choose this image?
This image represents the importance and atmosphere of prayer to the man sitting down.

How does the image represent the pillar?
He is praying, and the image shows that he is dedicated to the act of prayer, sitting down in isolation, facing a certain way, with the lights turned down.

Why is the practice of this pillar important to Islam?

Prayer is a way for Muslims to purify themselves before Allah, while Allah wipes away the sins of the person through prayer.
Showing devotion to Allah by praying 5 times to reinforce and brings a closer connection to god.

In order to pray five times a day what would you need to know? How would you figure this out?

1) make sure the area is clean from impurities
2) put a prayer rug
3) face Mecca
4) pray at the proper time
5) "Allahu Akbar"
6) place right hand over left and recite some passages from the Quran
7) bend down and stand up
8) sit on your knees
9) saying a couple things as you turn your head (praising allah and saying allahu akbar again)

(https://www.wikihow.com/Pray-in-Islam)

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Why did you choose this image?
This image contains lots of money, which could signify the faith and dedication people have to their alms. They are serious about donations.

How does the image represent the pillar?

This image is the act of giving alms. There is a free willed exchange of money to represent submission to Allah, giving up worldly possessions for divine reward.

Why is the practice of this pillar important to Islam?

Islamic faith hinges on giving up worldly possessions for rewards after death. Since these people willingly give up their money to Allah's cause for donation, they will receive rewards after death for their submission and dedication to Allah.

How might the practice of giving alms encourage achievements in mathematics/finance and promote a sense of community?

Community: everyone contributes to the cause of funding. The sense of accomplishment comes from everyone contributing and then culminating into a giant effort.

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Why did you choose this image?

This image is the fasting period, where one can have food at sunset.

How does the image represent the pillar?

The bond that people share during the fasting month, Ramadan, is shown here, as well as the sheer amount of people attending the fast.

Why is the practice of this pillar important to Islam?

To Muslims, fasting is an act of worship designed to gain closure with Allah and help those in need, becoming more compassionate and empathetic to ( most likely) those less fortunate.

Ramadan only occurs once a year and is based on a lunar calendar, how might this encourage innovations?

Since the time between the fasting is very infrequent, new ideas and innovations might occur between fasting periods. Innovations via technology: a clock that times both lunar years and "standard years" There wouldn't be much of a new innovation besides ideas to help the Muslims fast more efficiently. They preserve their culture and its background, so new ideas that would conflict with the old ideas would likely not be followed.

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Why did you choose this image?

This image was chosen for the powerful message it invokes. This is a gathering of many many people, on a journey, who all share the same experience, representing the true nature of the pilgrimage.

How does the image represent the pillar?

Going to Mecca is a powerful experience, and one can learn lots from this lifelong event, including how to practice their religion with more closure to Allah, sharing stories of their religious relationship, and going back to teach others about this journey.

Why is the practice of this pillar important to Islam?

Paying homeage to one's religion is a very important process; truly showing how everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah. Going to Mecca is a one-in-a-lifetime experience required of all Muslims, in order to visit the holy place and experience the religion as close as possible.

Hajj only happens in Mecca; what would somebody back then need in order to get to Mecca and participate in Hajj?

People would need transportation, food and water to last them the trip, and possibly a guide. There most likely were guides and others who have been through Hajj to guide and assist those who have not been and were making their first pilgrimage.