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Pillars of Islam

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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, along with the profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving, and pilgrimage.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

The pilgrimage is regarded as one of the Pillars of Islam and Muslims are expected to make the trip at least once in their lives, if they are able to.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

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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