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Five The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām أركان الإسلام; also arkān al-dīn أركان الدين “pillars of the religion”) are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are:

Hajj is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca & the largest gathering of Muslim people in the world every year. The state of being physically & financially capable of performing the Hajj is called istita’ah & a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a mustati.

During the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to fast (Arabic: صوم‎, sawm), every day from dawn to sunset. Fasting requires the abstinence from food, drink and sexual activity.

Ṣalāt (Arabic: صلاة ṣalāh or ṣalāt; pl. صلوات ) is the practice of formal worship in Islam. To perform valid Salat, Muslims must be in a state of ritual purity, which is mainly achieved by ritual ablution, (wuḍūʾ).

The shahada is an Islamic creed which declares belief in the oneness of God and acceptance of Muhammad as God’s prophet. The declaration in its shortest form reads: (lā ʾilāha ʾillā l-Lāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu l-Lāh) & There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.

Zakāt (Arabic: زكاة‎ [zæˈkæːt], “that which purifies”), or alms-giving is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all who are able to do so.