5 PILLARS OF ISLAM

Abby Giannini
 Shahadah
(Creed)
"There is no God but Allah and
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"

o Only one God (monotheism)

o Muhammad is the final messenger of

God

o Shahadah is the sign of belonging to

the muslin community

o One only needs to say it aloud before

two witnesses to be legally considered
Muslim
 Salat (Prayer)
o Required to say five times a day
o On Fridays, Muslims attend mosque for prayer
o When possible, Muslims try to attend a place of worship for
prayers, but prayer can take place at home, work or
anywhere else as long as the place is clean
oMuslims carry prayer mats for this purpose

o Involves a quiet verbal prayer and gestures such as:

ostanding with hands either folded on the chest or stomach or
hanging loose on each side
obowing with the hands on each side, bowing with the hands
on the knees
ositting upright
okneeling with the hands and forehead on the ground
 Zakat
(Almsgiving)
o Believers give to those
in need
o Required to donate a
portions of the savings
after debt, to the needy,
to help built mosques or
to similar causes
o This pillar helps share
wealth in a Muslim
society more fairly
 Sawm (Fasting)
o Takes place during o During daylight
Ramadan, the hours, muslims are
month in which expected to abstain
Muhammad first from food, water,
received the divine evil thoughts,
message of Allah drinking, smoking
o Marks the and sex
beginning of o On evenings of
Qu'ran, people are ramadan, they break
encouraged to the fast wth a light
spend more time meal and some
reading then Qu'ran merriment
and praying
 Hajj
(Pilgrimage)
o Once in a lifetime
o Pilgrimage to the kaaba in
mecca
o Largest annual pilgrimage in
the world
o Pilgrims wear special
clothing called ihram, two
pieces of white cloth
o Only those who have made
the pilgrimage may add
"Haji" to their names
o Women wear clothes that
conceal their bodies and hair
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