What are the five pillar of Islam?

Answer 1

Profession of Faith (shahada). The belief that "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God" is central to Islam. ...

Prayer (salat). ...

Alms (zakat). ...

Fasting (sawm). ...

Pilgrimage (hajj).

Answer 2

1. Shahadah which means to bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, & that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Allah's slave & messenger.

2. Salat (prayer)

3. Zakat (giving 2.5% of your wealth which you have had for a year to the poor in charity)

4. fasting during the month of Ramadan

5. Hajj the pilgrimage in Makkah

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Answer 3

Answer AThe Five Pillars of Islam are the five things Muslims must adopt as part of their religion. These things are:

1. Shahada [testimony that there is no god except Allah (God) the one and only one God and Muhammad is His messenger],
2. Salah (praying),
3. Zakah (specific compulsory charity),
4. Saum (fasting during Ramadan) and
5. Hajj (pilgrimage) for those who can afford it.

Detailed Answer:

1)Shahadah or Declaration of Faith~

"There is none worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God." It means in Arabic to say "Ashhadu an lâ ilâha ill-Allah WA ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan 'abduhû WA rasûluh."

This declaration of faith is called the shahadah, a simple formula that all the faithful pronounce. The significance of this declaration is the belief that the only purpose of life is to serve and obey God, and Muslims believe that this is achieved through the teachings and practices of the Prophet, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

2)Salah or Prayer~

The requirement to pray five times a day at fixed times. Each salah is performed facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Salah is intended to focus the mind on Allah; it is seen as a personal communication with Allah, expressing gratitude and worship. According to the Qur'an, the benefit of prayer "restrains [one] from shameful and evil deeds". These five ritual prayers contain verses from the Qur'an, and are said in Arabic, the language of the Revelation. Personal supplications however, can be offered in one's own language and at any time.

3)Zakah or Almsgiving~

An important principle of Islam is that everything belongs to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust. The word zakah means both "purification" and "growth." Setting aside a proportion for those in need purifies our possessions. Zakah(or charity) is the practice of charitable giving by Muslims based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all who are able to do so. It is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to ease economic hardship for others and eliminate inequality. Zakah consists of spending a fixed portion of one's wealth for the benefit of the poor or needy, including slaves,debtors and travelers. A Muslim may also donate more as an act of voluntary charity, in order to achieve additional divine reward.

For a person who has money or commercial property at a certain amount termed nisâb-that is, after one has subtracted one's debts from the total of what one has of gold or commercial property, if the remainder, including one's dues that are to be received, is the amount of or equal to 96 g-it is fard to give one-fortieth of it as zakât. It is also fard to give one-tenth of the crop harvested from one's land to the poor. This one-tenth of zakât is termed 'ushr'.

4)Sawm or Fasting~

Every year in the month of Ramadan, all able Muslims fast from dawn until sundset - abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations with their spouses. Although fasting is beneficial to health, it is mainly a method of self-purification. Muslims believe that by depriving oneself from worldly comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person focuses on his or her purpose in life by constantly being aware of the presence of God. He also gets to know about the difficulties and pains of the destitutes of the society. The fast is meant to allow Muslims to seek nearness to Allah, to express their gratitude to and dependence on him, to atone for their past sins, and to remind them of the needy

5)Hajj or Pilgrimage~

The pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) - the hajj - is an obligation only for those who can afford it physically, financially, and securely. Nevertheless, over three million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those of different nations and races to meet together. The annual hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar year. Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments that strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all Muslims stand equal before God. The rites of the hajj are believed by Muslims to originate from the time of the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him).

These rites include going around the Ka'bah seven times, and going seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa as did Hagar (Abraham's wife) during her search for water for her son Ismael ( Peace be upon Him ). The pilgrims later stand together on the wide plains of 'Arafat (a large expanse of desert outside Makkah) and join in prayer for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Day of Judgment.

The close of the hajj is marked by a festival, the 'Id Al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities everywhere. This and the 'Id Al-Fitr, a festival day celebrating the end of Ramadan, are the two main holidays of the Islamic calendar.

Answer BThere are five major pillars of Islam which are the articles of faith. These pillars are 1) the belief (Iman) in one God and that Muhammad (P) is His messenger, 2) prayer (Salat) which are prescribed five times a day, 3) fasting (Siyam) which is required in the month of Ramadan, 4) charity (Zakat) which is the poor-due on the wealth of the rich and 5) hajj which is the pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if one can afford it physically and financially.

Salah (Prayer) Prayer (Salah), in the sense of worship, is the second pillar of Islam. Prayer is obligatory and must be performed five times a day. These five times are dawn (Fajr), immediately after noon (Dhuhr), mid-afternoon ('Asr), sunset (Maghrib), and early night (Isha'). Ritual cleanliness and ablution are required before prayer, as are clean clothes and location, and the removal of shoes. One may pray individually or communally, at home, outside, virtually any clean place, as well as in a mosque, though the latter is preferred. Special is the Friday noon prayer, called Jum'ah. It, too, is obligatory and is to be done in a mosque, in congregation. It is accompanied by a sermon (Khutbah), and it replaces the normal Dhuhr prayer. There is no hierarchical clerical authority in Islam, no priests or ministers. Prayers are led by any learned person who knows the Qur'an and is chosen by the congregation. He (or she, if the congregation is all women) is called the imam. There is also no minimum number of congregates required to hold communal prayers. Prayer consists of verses from the Qur'an and other prayers, accompanied by various bodily postures - standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. They are said in Arabic, the language of the revelation, though personal supplications (Du'ah) can be offered in one's own language. Worshippers face the Qiblah, the direction of the Ka'bah in the city of Makkah. The significance of prayer lies in one's maintaining a continuous link to God five times a day, which helps the worshipper avoid misdeeds if he/she performs the prayers sincerely. In addition it promotes discipline, God-consciousness and placing one's trust in Allah alone, and the importance of striving for the Hereafter. When performed in congregation it also provides a strong sense of community, equality and brotherhood/sisterhood.

Sawm (Fasting) The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting. Allah prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole of the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of the new moon. Exempted from the fast are the very old and the insane. On the physical side, fasting is from first light of dawn until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations. On the moral, behavioral side, one must abstain from lying, malicious gossip, quarreling and trivial nonsense. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women who are menstruating, pregnant, or nursing are permitted to break the fast, but must make up an equal number of days later in the year. If physically unable to do so, they must feed a needy person for each day missed. Children begin to fast (and to observe the prayers) from puberty, although many start earlier. Although fasting is beneficial to the health, it is regarded principally as a method of self-purification. By cutting oneself off from worldly pleasures and comforts, even for a short time, the fasting person gains true sympathy for those who go hungry regularly, and achieves growth in his spiritual life, learning discipline, self-restraint, patience and flexibility. In addition to the fast proper, one is encouraged to read the entire Qur'an. In addition, special prayers, called Tarawih, are held in the mosque every night of the month, during which a whole section of the Qur'an (Juz') is recited, so that by the end of the month the entire Qur'an has been completed. These are done in remembrance of the fact that the revelation of the Qur'an to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was begun during Ramadan. During the last ten days - though the exact day is never known and may not even be the same every year - occurs the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr). To spend that night in worship is equivalent to a thousand months of worship, i.e. Allah's reward for it is very great. On the first day of the following month, after another new moon has been sighted, a special celebration is made, called 'Id al-Fitr. A quantity of staple food is donated to the poor (Zakat al-Fitr), everyone has bathed and put on their best, preferably new, clothes, and communal prayers are held in the early morning, followed by feasting and visiting relatives and friends. There are other fast days throughout the year. Muslims are encouraged to fast six days in Shawwal, the month following Ramadan, Mondays and Thursdays, and the ninth and tenth, or tenth and eleventh of Muharram, the first month of the year. The tenth day, called Ashurah, is also a fast day for the Jews (Yom Kippur), and Allah commanded the Muslims to fast two days to distinguish themselves from the People of the Book. While fasting per se is encouraged, constant fasting, as well as monasticism, celibacy, and otherwise retreating from the real world, are condemned in Islam. Fasting on the two festival days, 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha, the feast of the Hajj, is strictly forbidden.

Hajj: The fifth pillar of Islam is to make a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah, in Saudi Arabia, at least once in one's lifetime. This pillar is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, provided that he/she is physically and financially able to do so. Prerequisites for performing the Hajj are to be a Muslim, to be free, to be an adult or mature enough, to be of sound mind, and to have the ability to afford the journey and maintain one's dependents back home for the duration. The reward for the Hajj is nothing less than Paradise. The Hajj is the ultimate form of worship, as it involves the spirit of all the other rituals and demands of the believer great sacrifice. On this unique occasion, nearly two million Muslims from all over the globe meet one another in a given year. Regardless of the season, pilgrims wear special clothes (Ihram) - two, very simple, unsewn white garments - which strips away all distinctions of wealth, status, class and culture; all stand together and equal before Allah (God). The rites of Hajj, which go back to the time of Prophet Abraham who built the Ka'bah, are observed over five or six days, beginning on the eighth day of the last month of the year, named Dhul-Hijjah (pilgrimage). These rites include circumambulating the Ka'bah (Tawwaf), and going between the mountains of Safa and Marwah, as Hajjar (Abraham's wife) did during her search for water for her son Isma'il. Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafah and join in prayers for God's forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of the Last Judgment. The pilgrims also cast stones at a stone pillar which represents Satan. The pilgrimage ends with a festival, called 'Id al-Adha, which is celebrated with prayers, the sacrifice of an animal, and the exchange of greetings and gifts in Muslim communities everywhere.

Answer C

Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:

1. Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)

2. Divine Justice ('adl)

3. Prophethood (nubuwwa)

4. Succession to Muhammad (imamat)

5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)

Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:

1- Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day

2- Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan

3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums)

5- Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)

6- Holy Defense (Jihad)

7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)

9- Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)

10- Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)

Five Pillars of Islam according to Sunni Muslims are:

1. professing (Shahadah)

2. Prayer (Salat)

3. Alms-giving (Zakāt)

4. Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

also different sects of sunni have differs in five pillars. for example Mu'tazilate Sunni Scholars like shia consider Adl as one pillar. but Ash'arites does not believe Adl is one of Pillars although believing in Adl as an attribute of God but with an interpret of Adl that in view of shia and Mu'tazilate is equal to not having Adl.

You did not give any options for us to tell you what is not a pillar and what are?

Many Islam and prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teachings are not of the five pillars of Islam; the first of them is paying respect and honor and modesty to parents. refer to questions below.

The 5 pillars (for reference) are:

1. Shahada (Deceleration of Faith)

2. Salah (Five mandatory prayers per day)

3. Zakat (Charity to poor)

4. Sawm (Fasting during Ramadan)

5. Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
The 5 pillars are the fundamental basis of Islam. They are compulsery upon every Muslim:

1- Shahada- Declaration of faith in one god and mohammad being the last prophet

2- Salah - 5 prayers a day

3- Zakat - 2.5% of savings each year go to the poor

4- Sawm/siyam - fasting in the month of ramadhan

5- Hajj - making pilgimidge at the holy mosque
The Five pillars of Islam are:

1. the Shahada(testifying Faith),
   
2. Praying ( salaat),
3. almsgiving(zakaat),
   
4. fasting the month of Ramadan(sawm), and
   
5. Pilgrimage to makkah(hajj)

Refer to question below for details.

Answer 2

Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:

1. Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)

2. Divine Justice ('adl)

3. Prophethood (nubuwwa)

4. Succession to Muhammad (imamat)

5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)


Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:

1- Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day

2- Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan

3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums)

5- Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)

6- Holy Defense (Jihad)

7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)

9- Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)

10- Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)


Five Pillars of Islam according to Sunni Muslims are:

1. professing (Shahadah)

2. Prayer (Salat)

3. Alms-giving (Zakāt)

4. Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

also different sects of sunni have differs in five pillars. for example Mu'tazilate Sunni Scholars like shia consider Adl as one pillar. but Ash'arites does not believe Adl is one of Pillars although believing in Adl as an attribute of God but with an interpret of Adl that in view of shia and Mu'tazilate is equal to not having Adl.



Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:

1. Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)

2. Divine Justice ('adl)

3. Prophethood (nubuwwa)

4. Succession to Muhammad (imamat)

5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)


Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:

1- Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day

2- Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan

3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums)

5- Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)

6- Holy Defense (Jihad)

7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)

9- Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)

10- Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)


Five Pillars of Islam according to Sunni Muslims are:

1. professing (Shahadah)

2. Prayer (Salat)

3. Alms-giving (Zakāt)

4. Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

also different sects of sunni have differs in five pillars. for example Mu'tazilate Sunni Scholars like shia consider Adl as one pillar. but Ash'arites does not believe Adl is one of Pillars although believing in Adl as an attribute of God but with an interpret of Adl that in view of shia and Mu'tazilate is equal to not having Adl.



Answer I

The 5 pillars of Islam are: ž1. Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality or the prophethood of Muhammad.

ž 2. Establishment of the daily prayers.

ž3. Concern for and almsgiving to the needy

ž4. Self-purification through fasting , and

ž5. The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

Answer II

Five Pillars of Islam according to shia Muslims are:1. Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (tawhid)

2. Divine Justice ('adl)

3. Prophethood (nubuwwa)

4. Succession to Muhammad (imamat)

5. The Day of Judgement and the Resurrection (Qiyama)

Practices of Islam according to shia Muslims:1. Prayers (salaat) - 5 times a day

2. Fasting (sawm) during Ramadan

3-4. Alms giving (zakaat and khums)

5. Pilgrimage to the city of Makkah (hajj)

6. Holey Defense (Jihad)

7-8. Enjoining good (amr bil-ma'rouf) and forbidding evil (nahiy an al-munkar)

9. Supporting those who walk in the path of Allah (tawalli li awliyaa' Allah)

10. Turning away from the enemies of Allah (tabarri min a'daa Allah)

Five Pillars of Islam according to Sunni Muslims are:1. professing (Shahadah)

2. Prayer (Salat)

3. Alms-giving (Zakāt)

4. Fasting (Sawm of Ramadan)

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
#1.Shahada-The testimony of faith.And the testimony of faith is when someone converts to Islam,believeing in the oneness of God/Allah,and also believeing that Muhammad(sawd)is the last and final messenger of Allah/God.

#2.Salah-Praying the 5 daily prayers which are,

#1.Fajr-The morning prayer.

#2.Dhuhr-The prayer when the

sun is up.

#3.Asr-The afternoon prayer.

#4.Maghrib-The prayer in the

evening.

#5.Isha-The prayer in the

night.

#3.Fasting-Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.

#4.Sadaqah-Giving money to the poor.

#5.Hajj-Pilgrimage to Makkah.

Refer to question below for more information

Answer 4

The five pillars of Islam are the bases of the faith that every Muslim must complete. The five pillars of Islam are:

1. the shehada (declaration of faith that means testimony that there is no God except Allah (God) the one and only one God and that prophet Muhammad is His messenger),
2. praying 5 times a day,
3. paying zakat (Islamic taxes)
4. fasting during the month of Ramadan.
   
5. completion of the hajj (holy pilgrimage to Mecca) at least once in your lifetime for those who can afford it physically and financially.
   

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The central guidelines and foundations of islamic worship

Answer 7

The five pillars are fasting praying paying zakat haj and tawhid

Answer 8

Shahada (Bearing Witness), Sawm ( fasting), Zakat (charity), Salah (prayer), Hajj (Pilgrimage)

Answer 9

the prayers 5 times a day, devotion, dedication and submit