{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Foundations of Islam","description":"Our quote for today is from Tony Blair. He said, &quot;The big issue of our time is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.&quot;\r\nIn this podcast, we are making our way through Garry R. Morgan's book, &quot;Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day.&quot;&amp;nbsp;\r\nOur Understanding World Religions topic for today is, &quot;The Foundations of Islam.&quot;&amp;nbsp;\r\nEssential to the religion of Islam are the Five Pillars, or obligations, that are required of all Muslims. These are, in English:\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n1. Reciting the Creed\r\n2. Praying five times daily\r\n3. Almsgiving\r\n4. Fasting\r\n5. Making the pilgrimage to Mecca\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\nWe will look at each in more detail in this episode.","author_name":"Understanding World Religions","author_url":"http:\/\/understandingworldreligions.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3449854\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/3449854"}