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Pillars of Islam

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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The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so.

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

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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

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

It was the first time in Mughal India that a woman had gone on the sacred pilgrimage called the Hajj that is considered to be one of the five pillars of Islam.

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