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Title: Five Pillars of Islam


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Five Pillars of Islam
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1st Pillar Shahada
  • Shahada means faith
  • Most important pillar
  • All Muslims must believe that there is one God
    and that Muhammad revealed him to man
  • There is not true god but Allah and Muhammad is
    His Prophet.
  • Muslims must also express this with their words

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2nd Pillar - Salat
  • Salat means Prayer
  • Muslims must pray five times a day while facing
    the Kaaba in Mecca
  • Prayers are recited both kneeling, standing, and
    laying on the ground
  • Some use prayer rugs
  • Muezzin will call to prayer

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3rd Pillar - Zakat
  • Zakat means giving alms
  • Charity
  • Take care of the poor, the sick and the orphans
  • Basic requirement is 2.5 of ones income

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4th Pillar - Sawm
  • Ramadan - the holy month of Islam
  • Holiest month, the month when God first spoke to
    Muhammad
  • Muslims fast during the day (from sunrise to
    sunset)

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5th Pillar - Hajj
  • Pilgrimage
  • Muslims must travel to Mecca and pray to the
    Kaaba
  • The journey must be made unless there are
    extenuating circumstances
  • Some Muslims make the trip more than once
  • Held once a year
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