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ntr
oduc
tion

TheFi
vePi
l
lar
sar
ethec
orebe
li
efsa
ndpr
act
ice
sofI
sl
am:

Pr
ofe
ssi
onofFa
ith(
sha
hada
).Thebe
li
eft
hat"
The
rei
snogodbutGod,
andMuha mma dist
heMe ss
engerofGod"iscentr
a l
toIsla
m. Thi
s
phras
e,wr i
tteninArabi
c ,i
softe
npr omi
nentl
yfeaturedinarc
hite
ctur
e
andara ngeofobjects
,incl
udingtheQur'
an,I
slam'sholybookofdivi
ne
reve
lat
ions .
Onebe come saMus l
imbyreci
ti
ngt hi
sphr a
sewith
convi
cti
on.

Da
il
yPr
aye
rs—Sa
lat

Mus li
msa ree x
pecte
dt opr ayfi
vet i
me saday.Thi sdoesnotme ant hat
theyne e
dt oa tt
endamos quetopr ay;rat
her,t
hes al
at,
ort heda i
ly
prayer,s
houl dberecit
edfivetime sada y.
Mus l
imsc anpr aya nywhere;
howe ver
,the yaremeanttopr ayt owardsMe cc
a .
Thef aithfulprayby
bowings everalti
meswhiles ta
ndinga ndthenk nee l
i
nga ndt ouchingthe
groundorpr a y
erma twiththeirforeheads,a
sas y mboloft heir
reverenc
ea nds ubmissi
ont oAlla
h. OnFr i
day,ma nyMus limsa tt
enda
mos quenea rmiddaytopr ayandt olis
tentoas ermon, khut ba.

Za
kat

Theter mz a k
atr ef
erstot heobli
gatorydona t
ionofapor ti
onofa
Mus l
i
m’ ss urpl
uswe a
lth.Isl
amicchari
tie
se ncour agedonor stousethei
r
serv
icest or el
i
e vesuff
e ri
ngandt ohelprefugees ,
v ic
timsof
envi
ronme ntaldisast
ers,theurbanpoora ndt hosei nc onfli
ctzonesand
i
nr ec
e nty earsreli
efha sbeenprovidedinGa za,Sy ri
a, Yeme nandIraq.
Whilstthema jori
tyofc hari
ti
esoper a
tewithint hel aw, s
omeha vebeen
bannedf ollowingall
ega ti
onsthattheyha veus e
dt heirresourcesto
fundterror i
sta c
tiv
iti
es.
Fa
sti
ng(
sawm)
.

Duri
ngt heda yl
ighthour sofRa madan, theninthmont hoft heIslamic
cal
endar,allhe al
thya dultMus l
imsarer e qui
redtoa bstai
nfromf ood
anddrink.Thr ought histempora r
ydepr ivati
on,theyrenewt he i
r
awarenessofa ndgr at
itudefore v
erythingGodha sprovidedi ntheir
l
ives
—i ncludingt heQur '
an,whichwasf irstreveale
ddur i
ngt hismont h.
Duri
ngRa ma dant heys harethehunge ra ndthir
stoft henee dyasa
remi
nde roft her el
igi
ousdut ytohe l
pt hos eles
sf ort
unate.

Pi
l
gri
mage(
haj
j
).

EveryMus li
mwhos ehe alt
ha ndfina nce
spe r
mi titmus tma kea tl
e ast
onev isi
ttot hehol ycityofMe cca,inpre s
ent-daySa udiAra bi
a.The
Ka'ba, acubical s
tructurecoveredinbl ackembr oi
de r
edha ngings,isat
thece nte
roft heHa r
amMos queinMe cca(f
ig.2) .Musli
msbe l
ievethat
i
tist hehous eAbra ham( I
brahiminAr abi
c)builtforGod, andfa c
ei nit
s
dir
e c
t i
on( qibla)whe ntheypr a
y.Si ncetheti
meoft hePr ophet
Muha mma d, beli
eversfroma l
love rthewor l
dha v
ega theredaroundt he
Ka'bai nMe c caont hee i
ghthandt we l
fthdaysoft hefinalmont hoft he
Isl
ami ccalenda r.

I
nconc
lus
ion

TheFi
vePi
l
lar
sar
ethec
orebe
li
efsa
ndpr
act
ice
sofI
sl
am:

Prof
ess
ionofFai
th(
shaha
da).Thebeli
efthat"
Ther
eisnogodbutGod,
andMuhamma di
stheMesse
nge rofGod"isce
ntr
altoI
sl
am..
..
Pr
aye
r(s
ala
t).
..
.

Al
ms(
zak
at)
..
..

Fa
sti
ng(
sawm)
..
..

Pi
l
gri
mage(
haj
j
).