A commitment is a promise to give your time and energy to something you believe in.

Most of you have celebrated Eid over the past few days. Eid marks the end of Ramadan.

During Ramadan,Muslims show commitment by fasting.

Ramadan is also a time when Muslims are encouraged to give to charity, strengthen their relationship with God, and show kindness and patience.

All of these things show how a Muslim is committed to their faith in Allah.

Within Islam, there are 5 Pillars.

The Five Pillars are the foundations for the Islamic faith and show Muslims how they should live their lives.

Commitment is required to uphold the pillars.

Shahada is an ongoing commitment to Allah throughout life.

Salah is commitment to the five daily prayers.

Saum is the annual commitment to fast during the month of Ramadhan.

Zakah is the commitment to sharing wealth with those less fortunate.

Hajj is the once in a lifetime commitment to going on pilgrimage to Mecca. 

What else can you do to show you are committed?

Who or what are you committed to?

How do you show your commitment? 

Do you ever make sacrifices as part of their commitments?

Is commitment part of a person’s duty or is it a choice? 

What famous role models can you think of who show commitment?

How do they show this?

Here is an example.

Michael Jordan is considered to be the greatest ever basketball player.

On the video, what did Michael Jordan say that proved he was committed?
 

Michael Jordan was turned down from his college basketball team because he was ‘too short’. He went away and worked hard.

How does this show us he is committed?

Who is this?

This is Ed Sheeran. He is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer

He practiced relentlessly and started recording his own EPs. At 16, he moved to London and played any concerts/gigs he could, selling CDs from his rucksack to fund the recording of his next EP.

How does this show his commitment?

Ed is fully committed to his career as a singer, giving it all of his time and energy so that he could become a success.

He has won over 60 awards for his music and is famous worldwide because of his commitment.

Think independently.

Who or what 5 things am I committed to?

How do I show these?

How do these guide me in how they should live?

Task

Using your thoughts, create your own 5 pillars to show what you are committed to. You need to include

5 things you are committed to and explain how they guide you in your life. This should be recorded in your workbooks.