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i know 4 out of the 5:
donations
fasting
prayers
prilgriminage

2007-01-31 13:07:01 · 2 answers · asked by sockerkid1283 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Quoted from Wikipedia:
The Five Pillars of Islam

In summary, the practices are (in order of priority):

* The Testimony of Faith (Shahadah) - the declaration that there is none worthy of worship except Allah (Arabic:God) and that Muhammad is His last messenger.
* Ritual Prayer (Salat) - establishing of the five daily Prayers.
* Obligatory (religious) almsgiving (Zakat) - which is generally 2.5% of the total savings for a rich man working in trade or industry, and 10% or 20% of the annual produce for agriculturists. This money or produce is distributed among the poor.
* Siyam, Fasting
* The Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) - this is done during the month of Zul Hijjah, and is compulsory once in a lifetime for one who has the ability to do it. If the Muslim is in ill health or in debt, he or she is not required to perform Hajj. They do this to show moral importance to Allah, and to join the Ummah (family of Islam)

Note that the Shi'a branch Amr Bil Maruf and Nahi Anil Munkar (Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil) is also commanded in Sunni Islam but not at the level of The Five Pillars of Islam.
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Hope this helps.

2007-01-31 16:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0 0

the only one that is missing in your list is the first one
which is the Shahada which is testifying that "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger"

God bless

2007-01-31 21:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Temsah 4 · 0 0

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