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    The five pillars of Islam are the basic practices of the Muslim faith: [1] Shahadah (profession of faith), [2] Salat (prayer five times a day), [3] Zakat (giving of alms of 2.5% annual income), [4] Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and [5] Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if means allow). These core practices establish one as a follower of Islam.

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    The five pillars of Islam are the basic practices of the Muslim faith: [1] Shahadah (profession of faith), [2] Salat (prayer five times a day), [3] Zakat (giving of alms of 2.5% annual income), [4] Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and [5] Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if means allow). These core practices establish one as a follower of Islam.

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    The five pillars of Islam are the basic practices of the Muslim faith: [1] Shahadah (profession of faith), [2] Salat (prayer five times a day), [3] Zakat (giving of alms of 2.5% annual income), [4] Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and [5] Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if means allow). These core practices establish one as a follower of Islam.

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    The five pillars of Islam are the basic practices of the Muslim faith: [1] Shahadah (profession of faith), [2] Salat (prayer five times a day), [3] Zakat (giving of alms of 2.5% annual income), [4] Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and [5] Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if means allow). These core practices establish one as a follower of Islam.

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    THE TEACHING OF ISLAM

    No-one can be a Muslim without having a specified Faith, Iman, and adhering to certain
    Practices, Deen.
    Deen: The Practice of Islam
    The basic essentials in "The Practice of Islam" are summed up in the five pillars of faith.

    1. The confession of faith (Shaháda), i.e. the recitation of the 'Kalima' (= word).
    "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger (apostle) of Allah".

    2. Prayer (Salat) [in arab. the 't' at the end is not pronounced]. This is the duty of
    every Muslim (able to do so). The prescribed ritual prayers five times daily, at
    prescribed times, with the prescribed posture, have to be observed. During these
    five prayers a fixed prayer-text must be recited seventeen times altogether (twice
    in the morning; four times at noon; four times in the afternoon; three times in the
    evening and four times at night). This is called by many Persian and Indian
    Muslims 'namaz'. The wording of this prayer is found in the appendix.

    3. The giving of alms (Zakat) [again the 't' is not pronounced] is a religious duty and
    should amount to not less than 2.5% of the income above ones needs.

    4. Keeping the Fast during the month of Ramadaan (Sawm) is a duty for all,
    except the sick, travellers, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children. The
    fast is to last from the rising of the sun until sunset.

    5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) is required once in a lifetime during the month of


    Zu'l-Hijjah, if the means allow this. There is also a minor pilgrimage (Umra),
    which is performed at other times. We ought to realize that very considerable cost
    is involved in a pilgrimage, quite apart from the travel fare.

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