Five Pillars of Islam

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In the practice of Islam there are 5 pillars of faith. These are things that the moslems called to practice.

Theses professions are:

Shahada - Faith

The Profesion of faith is the declaration; "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his prophet." By this profession a moslem is a Moslem and it is not open to review by any authority short of their God.

Salat - Prayer,

Adult Moslems are called to pray 5 times a day. This envolves standing, bowing, and prostrating ones self while praying. The prayers often contain the Moslem profesion of faith and quotes from the Koran. On Fridays the noon prayer is lead by the imam and is a congregational prayer whereas the rest of the weeks prayers may be alone or with others. Prayer is prefaced by ritual cleanseing called ablution. The ritual of ablution may entail wasking the entire body or just the hands, mouth, face, and feet.

Zakat - Almsgiving,

Moslems are obligated to show their devotion to their god through a tithe for charitable works. Zakat differs from sadaqa in that Zakat is obligatortory while sadaqa is voluntary giving.

Sawm - Fasting,

Moslems are called to fasting during the month of Ramadan. Fasting is also used as a form of penance for various offenses and violations of the law. Fasting may occur at other times but then it is a voluntary ct of devotion.

Hajj - Pilgrimage