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The Five Pillars of Islam

1st Pillar

2nd Pillar

3rd Pillar

4th Pillar

5th Pillar

Shahadah
Belief and Faith

Salah
Praying

Zakah
Giving charity

Sawm
Fasting

Hajj
Visit Mecca

The Five Pillars of Islam

This means eating nothing between sunrise and sunset to please Allah and prevent greed

You must do this daily during sunrise, noontime, afternoon, sunset, and evenings.

This is the first duty of a Muslim, and a person becomes a Muslim by saying and believing this

This pillar describes the process of giving money to those less fortunate

The end of this is celebrated by Eid, a day of joy and thanksgiving to Allah

Muslims believe and say, “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”

This stops Muslims being selfish and creates love between rich and poor people

Every Muslim is expected to do this once in his life. It is known as the Hajj

Muslims will take this trip every year to the holy city of Mecca

This happens five times a day when, after washing, you kneel towards Mecca.