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Development of Muslim Theology: Appendix I: Illustrative Documents: II. The Prophet in a Tradition

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"Islam is built upon five things; testimony that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Apostle of God. Prayer (salat), the Poor-rate (zakat), Pilgrimage (hajj) and Fast (sawm) in Ramadan." Jibril came in the form of an Arab of the desert and sat down so that his knees touched the knees of the Prophet and said, "O Apostle of God, what is Islam?" He said, "That thou should bear witness that there is no god save God and that I am the Apostle of God; that thou shouldest perform the…