Organisation Rules
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In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ | Peace be with you السلام عليكم
When you become Muslim one of the major life skills you learn is to structure each day with organisation. It's a solid-to-the-core attribute of Islam that demands 24hr awareness and discipline.
- There are five pillars that act as stabilisers to routine, shaping each year.
- Each day is clocked like a work shift, divided by the obligatory prayers.
- During fasting in Ramadan, hours are treated like minutes where Muslims try to cram in universal duties of regular charity work, balanced temper and fitness regimes.
- Islam itself is based on a primary source - the Quran, and a secondary source - the ahadith (prophetic teachings). No matter which 'type' of Muslim you meet in whichever 'sect' on any part of Earth, that Muslim will testify allegiance to only those sources.
Organisation is a heavy principle in Islam. My Muslim family take it very seriously too.
My Mother stood in the kitchen hands on hips, headscarf tied back on head, in front of open cabinet drawers and around 2 dozen empty plastic lidded containers, piled in towers, quivering...