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The Five Pillars of The Five Pillars of Islam are the Islam are the framework of the framework of the Muslim life. Muslim life.

1) The Testimony of Faith:1) The Testimony of Faith:

The testimony of The testimony of faith is saying with faith is saying with convictionconviction, , ““La ilaha La ilaha illa Allah, illa Allah, Muhammadur Muhammadur rasoolu Allah.rasoolu Allah.””  This   This saying means saying means “There “There is no true god (deity) is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) Messenger (Prophet) of God.”of God.”

2) Prayer:2) Prayer:

Muslims perform five Muslims perform five prayers a day. prayers a day.

In prayer, a person feels In prayer, a person feels inner happiness, peace, inner happiness, peace, and comfort, and that and comfort, and that God is pleased with him God is pleased with him or her. or her.

Prayers are performed Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid-at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and afternoon, sunset, and night  Muslim may pray night  Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such almost anywhere, such as in fields, offices, as in fields, offices, factories, or universities. factories, or universities.

3) Giving 3) Giving ZakatZakat (Support of the  (Support of the Needy):Needy):

  The original meaning of the The original meaning of the word word zakatzakat is both ‘purification’  is both ‘purification’ and ‘growth.’  Giving and ‘growth.’  Giving zakat zakat means ‘giving a specified means ‘giving a specified percentage on certain properties percentage on certain properties to certain classes of needy to certain classes of needy people.’  people.’ 

The percentage which is due on The percentage which is due on gold, silver, and cash funds that gold, silver, and cash funds that have reached the amount of have reached the amount of about 85 grams of gold and held about 85 grams of gold and held in possession for one lunar year in possession for one lunar year is two and a half percent. is two and a half percent.

4) Fasting the Month of 4) Fasting the Month of Ramadan:Ramadan:

Every year in the month Every year in the month of Ramadan,all Muslims of Ramadan,all Muslims fast from dawn until fast from dawn until sundown, abstaining sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and from food, drink, and sexual relations. sexual relations.

Although the fast is Although the fast is beneficial to health, it is beneficial to health, it is regarded principally as a regarded principally as a method of spiritual self-method of spiritual self-purification.  By cutting purification.  By cutting oneself off from worldly oneself off from worldly comforts, even for a comforts, even for a short time, a fasting short time, a fasting person gains true person gains true sympathy with those who sympathy with those who go hungry, as well as go hungry, as well as growth in his or her growth in his or her spiritual life. spiritual life.

5) The Pilgrimage to 5) The Pilgrimage to Makkah:Makkah: The annual pilgrimage (The annual pilgrimage (HajjHajj) to ) to

Makkah is an obligation once in a Makkah is an obligation once in a lifetime for those who are lifetime for those who are physically and financially able to physically and financially able to perform it.perform it.

Male pilgrims wear special simple Male pilgrims wear special simple clothes which strip away clothes which strip away distinctions of class and culture so distinctions of class and culture so that all stand equal before God. that all stand equal before God.

  About two million people go to About two million people go to Makkah each year from every Makkah each year from every corner of the globe.  corner of the globe.