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Many modern day concepts and ways of doing things disrupt the Muslim lifestyle and they cannot do many things people of other religions for instance it is against Sharia law to have a mortgage as you are not allowed to pay any form of interest according to Sharia law. A Muslim contributor explains why she chooses to wear hijab, the traditional Muslim modest clothing and headscarf. Islam Awareness Week began in 1994 and aims to raise awareness and remove misconceptions surrounding Britain's second largest faith group and more was told and found out about the religion. The internet let some Muslims are meet potential partners to have their own marriage and is practically arranged as they have not seen the partnerat this stage, instead of waiting for their families to arrange a marriage, young Muslims in the UK are now breaking with tradition by turning to online introduction websites. Look Who's Talking was an event in Brondesbury intended to develop a Muslim presence in the mainstream media. Islamic law allows a man to take more than one wife as long as he has the means to treat all his wives fairly. A C of E community school pupils are 96% Muslim. Shahadah the Muslim statement of faith encapsulates the most important Muslim beliefs. It must be recited three times when somebody becomes a Muslim. Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by every good Muslim. God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day: //Salat al-fajr//: dawn, before sunrise,//Salat al-zuhr//: midday, after the sun passes its highest,//Salat al-'asr//: the late part of the afternoon, //Salat al-maghrib//: just after sunset, //Salat al-'isha//: between sunset and midnight. The Salat is what lot's of good Muslims do in their life on a daily basis. The Zakat is an act of giving to charity it is seen as worshiping and self purifacation a Muslim is expected to give 2.5% of their wealth to charity. The benefits of Zakat, apart from helping the poor, are as follows: Obeying God,helping a person acknowledge that everything comes from God on loan and that we do not really own anything ourselves, and since we cannot take anything with us when we die we need not cling to it, acknowledging that whether we are rich or poor is God's choice, so we should help those he has chosen to make poor, learning self-discipline, freeing oneself from the love of possessions and greed, freeing oneself from the love of money, freeing oneself from love of oneself, behaving honestly. The 2.5% rate only applies to cash, gold and silver, and items of value. There are other rates for farm and mining produce, and for animals. The Zakat is a part of the Muslim lifestyle.

Sawm is fasting, it's the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam. Muslims are required to fast during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During the 29/30 days of Ramadan all adult Muslims must give up the following things during the hours of daylight: Food or drink of any sort, smoking, including passive smoking and sexual activity. Muslims who are physically or mentally unwell may be excused some of these, as may those who are under twelve years old, the very old, those who are pregnant, breast-feeding, menstruating, or travelling. Once a year, Muslims of every ethnic group, colour, social status, and culture gather together in Mecca and stand before the Kaaba praising Allah together. It is a ritual that is designed to promote the bonds of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood by showing that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah. A good Muslim ids supposed to make this journey once in their life time.