MUSLIMS

IN THE
ABOUT US
Islam was the first-recorded

PHILIPPINES
monotheistic religion in the

Philippines. Islam reached

the Philippines in the 14th

century with the arrival of

IS MINDANAO A MUSLIM
Muslim traders. They

COMMUNITY? facilitated the formation of

sultanates and conquests in

The Mindanao island group is home to

mainland Mindanao and

majority of the Filipino Muslims in the

Sulu. Those who converted

Philippines. It is where 93% of the entire

to Islam came to be known

Islamic population resides. Of Mindanao's

as the Moros.
24,135,775 population, Muslims make up

about 23.39% of the island's entire

population with more than half of this

percentage (14.30%)
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MUSLIM
TRADITIONS
CLOTHING
Traditional dress for

CULTURE
Muslim men has typically

covered at least the head

and the area between the

PRAYING FIVE waist and the knees, while

women's islamic dress

TIMES A DAY
typically conceals the hair

When a person prays five times a day,

and the body from the

he becomes accustomed to feeling

ankles to the neck. Some

the presence of God and develops the

Muslim women also cover

sense that Allah is watching Him at all

their face.
times. He is never hidden from Allah,

even when alone. A sense of God-

consciousness keeps the heart

suspended between fear and hope.

 The five pillars
of islam

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Fasting

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The
Pilgrimage

Declaration of

(Hajj)
Faith

(Shahada)
 THE DECLARATION OF FAITH

(SHAHADA)
The Shahada declares belief in the oneness

(tawhid) of God and the acceptance of

Muhammad as God's messenger. Some Shias

also include a statement of belief in the wilayat

of Ali. A single honest recitation of the Shahada

is all that is required for a person to become a

Muslim according to most traditional schools.

This declaration of faith, called the shahada,

states, "There is no god but God and

Muhammad is his messenger."

PRAYER (SALAH)

It is the belief that Muslims

should pray five times each day.

Prayer is important as it allows

Muslims to communicate with

Allah, listen to Allah and follow in

the footsteps of the prophets.

 ALMS-GIVING (ZAKAT)
Muslims are supposed to donate a

fixed amount of their property to

charity every year. Many pious

individuals, from the mightiest

rulers to modest merchants, give

money to help out the less-

fortunate by establishing soup

kitchens, hospitals, schools, libraries,

mosques, and the like.

FASTING (SAWM)
In Islam, any religious fast, but

especially the fast of the month of

Ramadan during which Muslims

abstain from food or drink each day

from sunrise (fajr) until sunset

(maghrib). The purpose of the fast is

to practice self-restraint, piety, and

generosity.
 PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ)
an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi

Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a

mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be

carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult

Muslims who are physically and financially capable

of undertaking the journey, and of supporting their

family during their absence from home.