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shahādah: Islamic profession of faith The shahādah, the Islamic profession of faith and the opening lines of the call to prayer (adhān), calligraphy on a mosque.

Pillars of Islam

Also known as: Arkān al-Islām, Five Pillars of Islam
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Arabic:
Arkān al-Islām
Related Topics:
hajj
salat
zakat
shahādah
ṣawm

Pillars of Islam, the five duties incumbent on every Muslim: shahādah, the Muslim profession of faith; ṣalāt, or prayer, performed in a prescribed manner five times each day; zakāt, the alms tax levied to benefit the poor and the needy; ṣawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca, if financial and physical conditions permit.

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