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Pillars of Islam

American  

plural noun

  1. the five bases of the Islamic faith: shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), sawm (fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca).


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Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, which lay the basis for how Muslims are required to live their lives.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2024

Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, along with the profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

It exhorts men - women are not required - to go to the closest mosque five times a day for prayer, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

From Washington Times Jun. 1, 2022

The reason, he said, was very simple: Americans were the ones doing Allah’s work, by steadfastly upholding the Islamic tenet of zakat—a form of alms-giving that makes up one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

From The New Yorker Oct. 24, 2016

These duties are known as the Five Pillars of Islam.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

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