FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

SHAHADA

SHAHADA

• “There is no god but allah”
• Muhammad is the messenger of allah”
• Promotes monotheism

SALAT

SALAT

• 5 times a day
• Wudu - ritual washing
• Muezzin- calls to prayer
• Directed towards the Kaaba
• Preferably in mosque

ZAKAT

ZAKAT

• 2.5% of earnings to charity
• Done annually
• Can be given through money, or physical objects
• “Care for the less fortunate”
• Encouraged to give more

SAWM

SAWM

• Fasting during the day
• Often overeat during night
• Done during Ramadan
• Exceptions, such as being sick
• Smoking is prohibited

HAJJ

HAJJ

• Pilgrimage to mecca
• Done at least once in someone’s life
• 7 times counterclockwise around Kaaba
• Travel between 2 hills
• Done in last month of Islamic calendar