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Five Pillars of Islam 7th Grade Social Studies Five Pillars of Islam • Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith • Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day • Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy • Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca Shahadah • Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith • "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger." • This is the basic statement of the Islamic faith: anyone who cannot recite this wholeheartedly is not a Muslim. • When a Muslim recites this they proclaim: • That Allah is the only God, and that Muhammad is his prophet • That they personally accept this as true • That they will obey all the commitments of Islam in their life Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day Zakat Zakat is the compulsory giving of a set proportion of one's wealth to charity. It is regarded as a type of worship and of selfpurification. Zakat is the third Pillar of Islam. Zakat does not refer to charitable gifts given out of kindness or generosity, but to the systematic giving of 2.5% of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor. Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy Sawm • Sawm is fasting. It's the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam. • Muslims are required to fast during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan Hajj • Once a year, Muslims of every ethnic group, colour, social status, and culture gather together in Mecca and stand before the Kaaba praising Allah together. • It is a ritual that is designed to promote the bonds of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood by showing that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca More on the MuslimExperience
