Five Pillars of Islam

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Five Pillars of Islam

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Shahadah

• The shahadah, which is the basic creed or tenet
  of Islam "I testify that there is none worthy of
  worship except God and I testify that Muhammad is
  the Messenger of God."
• This testament is a foundation for all other
  beliefs and practices in Islam. Muslims must
  repeat the shahadah in prayer, and non-Muslims
  wishing to convert to Islam are required to
  recite the creed.

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Salah

• Salah, or ritual prayer, which must be performed
  five times a day.
• Each salah is done facing towards the Kaaba in
  Mecca.
• Salah is intended to focus the mind on God, and
  is seen as a personal communication with him that
  expresses gratitude and worship. Salah is
  compulsory. In many Muslim countries, reminders
  called Adhan (call to prayer) are broadcast from
  local mosques at the appropriate times. The
  prayers are recited in the Arabic language, and
  consist of verses from the Qur'an.

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Zakat

• Zakat, or alms-giving. A fixed portion is spent
  to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the
  spread of Islam. The zakat is considered a
  religious obligation (as opposed to voluntary
  charity) that the well-off owe to the needy
  because their wealth is seen as a "trust from
  God's bounty".

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Sawm

• Sawm, or fasting during the month of Ramadan.
  Muslims must not eat or drink (among other
  things) from dawn to dusk during this month, and
  must be mindful of other sins. The fast is to
  encourage a feeling of nearness to God.

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Hajj

• The Hajj, which is the pilgrimage during the
  Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of
  Mecca. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it
  must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once
  in his or her lifetime. When the pilgrim is about
  ten kilometers from Mecca, he must dress two
  white seamless sheets.
• Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times
  around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone,
  running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount
  Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in
  Mina.

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• Tenet principio
• Worthy of worship degno di adorazione
• Face guardare verso
• Compulsory obbligatorio
• Reminder promemoria
• Broadcast trasmettere (per radio)

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• Alms elemosina, carità
• Spread diffusione
• Well-off benestante
• Owe essere debitore/ dovere
• Trust custodia, cura, credito
• Bounty generosità
• Fast digiunare

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• Dawn alba
• Dusk imbrunire, crepuscolo
• Mindful attento (guardarsi da )
• Sin peccato
• Able-bodied robusto
• Afford permettersi (avere i mezzi)

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• Seamless senza cuciture
• Sheet lenzuolo
• Stone lapidare