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The Five Pillars of Islam

[ < 1 min read ]بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The five duties incumbent on every Muslim:  shahādah, the Muslim profession of faith;  ṣalāt, or prayer, performed in a prescribed manner five times each day;  zakāt, the alms tax levied to benefit the poor and the needy;  ṣawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and  hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca, if financial and physical conditions… Read More