There's a simple approach to God in the Islam religion. The believer worships God directly without the need for another person like a priest or rabbi. The Five Pillars of Islam are the basis of their religion and their way of life. They are:

Every Muslim makes a declaration of faith, or Shahadah, that says "There is none worthy of worship except God (Allah) and Muhammad is the messenger of God." Their belief is that man’s sole purpose in life is to serve and obey God. The Shahadah is the first thing said to a baby after it is born and the last thing to a person who has died.

Muslims who practice Islam pray five times a day and believe prayer is their connection to God. Prayer is a personal time between a person and God. There are no priest, but a person who knows the Qur’an is chosen by the congregation to lead the prayers. Muslims must face Mecca when saying the prayers. They take on many postures during their prayers: they stand, they incline, they prostrate, they sit. The prayers are read from the Qur'an and must be said from memory in Arabiyya, the language of the Qur'an. No books may be held during the prayer time and no other language may be used when reading the prayers from the Qur'an. The prayers are at specific times of day: dawn, mid-day, late-afternoon, sunset, and nightfall. Before praying, a Muslim will perform a ritual washing to make sure they are clean. The prayers should be said in a mosque with other Muslims, but a person can pray anywhere. A person can say a prayer on his own at any time in his own language, but it doesn’t count towards the five mandatory prayer times.

A muezzin calls the Muslims to prayer using a human voice. The Jews use a shofar and the Christians ring bells. The Islam call to prayer in English is:

On Fridays all Muslim men meet together for noon prayer and to listen to a khutba (sermon or teaching) in Arabic by a leader in the community. During the khutba they pray for their leader. At some times in history and in some communities women have been allowed to join the men, but they either stand behind them or in a separate section of the building.

Muslims believe that everything belongs to God and we are just the caretaker of what He gives us. Zakah means purification. It is the duty of each believer to purify their possessions by giving to the needy. In the Islamic law, the Shari'ah, believers are told to give 2-1/2 percent of what they own, but some Muslims believe they should give 40% of their possesions as their "sadaqa-h" or voluntary charity.

During Ramadan, all Muslims fast from dawn until sundown. They are not allowed to eat or drink nor have any relations with their husband or wife. Fasting is a way the Muslims purify themselves. While they fast and deprive themselves of food, they have a better sense God. It also teaches them self-restraint. People who are sick, old, pregnant or on a trip do not have to fast but are supposed to fast that many days later in the year when they are able to. Once a child becomes a teenager, he begins to observe the fast and goes to daily prayers.

Every Muslim who is physically and financially able to must make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca in his life time. Every pilgrim wears simple clothing that doesn't show whether they are wealthy or poor. The pilgrimage takes place every year in the twelfth month of the Islamic year.