Download 5 Pillars of Islam

Traditions of Islam
Social Studies
Aim and Do Now
• Aim: What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
• Do Now: Recall the name of the Muslims’
“Holy Book”? According to your homework,
what was special about it? What did it teach?
Be prepared to answer out loud.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Pillar 1
Pillar 2
Pillar 3
Pillar 4
Pillar 5
Shahadah
Salat
Zakat
Swam
Hajj
Five Pillars of Islam
Shahada
Believe that
there is only
one God, and
Muhammad is
God’s prophet.
Salat
Make five
prayers a day.
Zakat
Give a part of
one’s savings
for the needy.
(Charity)
Swam
Fast (do not
eat or drink)
from dawn to
sunset during
the month of
Ramadan.
Hajj
Make a
pilgrimage to
Mecca during
ones lifetime.
Important Notes
st
1
Pillar
• The First Pillar is a statement of faith.
Muslims must state that they “believe in one
God and Muhammad is his prophet” at least
once in their lives.
Important Notes
nd
2 Pillar
• The Second Pillar of Islam is daily prayer.
Muslims must pray five times a day. Before
each prayer a call goes out from a mosque
inviting Muslims to come pray.
Questions
Why might it
be important
for a Muslim
to state their
faith? G1
Recall the
most
important part
of a mosque.
G1 G2
What is a
“Minarets”
and why is it
used? G1 G4
According to
the clip, what
times are
Muslims called
to prayer?G3
What is “idol”
worship? Infer
why it might
go against the
First Pillar of
Islam.
G2
Compare some
of the practices
of the First
Pillar to
Judaism.
Compare and
contrast. G3 G4
Connect the
meaning of
communal
prayer with
members of a
community. G4
Important Notes
rd
3 Pillar
• The Third Pillar of Islam is a yearly donation
to charity. Muslims must pay a part of their
wealth to a religious official. This money is
used to help the poor, build mosques, or pay
debt.
Important Notes
th
4 Pillar
• The Fourth Pillar of Islam is fasting – going
without food and drink. Muslims fast during
the Ramadan. Most Muslims will not eat or
drink between sunrise and sunset.
Important Notes
th
5 Pillar
• The Fifth Pillar of Islam is the Hajj. The Hajj is
a pilgrimage to Mecca all Muslims must make
once in their lives. The Kaaba is located in
Mecca and is the most sacred place to
Muslims.
Questions
G1
What is the
Hajj and why
is Mecca the
most holy
place for
Muslims?
G1
According to
the clip, what
is money a
representatio
n of for
Muslims? How
does it relate
to Zakat?
G2
Infer the
importance of
the fast. Why is
it important?
G2 G3
Who can a
Muslim give
Zakat to? How
much is
supposed to be
given?
G3
Compare
Zakat with a
parable of
Christian
charity.
G4
Apply
concepts from
Christianity
and Judaism
and connect
them with the
Five Pillars of
Islam.
G4
Compare Zakat
with a parable
of Christian
charity.
Complete
• Name?
Pillar 1 • State what the First Pillar is.
• Name?
Pillar 2 • State what the Second Pillar is.
• Name?
Pillar 3 • State what the third Pillar is.
• Name?
Pillar 4 • State what the Fourth Pillar is.
• Name?
Pillar 5 • State what the Fifth Pillar is.