Five Pillars of Islam

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The Five Pillars of Islam are the fundamental acts of worship and devotion that structure a Muslim’s faith and practice, including declaration of faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting in Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca.

Aliases (10)

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic creed
Islamic month
Islamic pilgrimage
Islamic practice framework
Islamic prayer
almsgiving
pillar of Islam
religious concept
religious fasting
appliesTo Muslims above nisab threshold
adult Muslims
associatedWith Sunni Islam
calculationBasis wealth
component Hajj
Salat
Sawm
Shahada
Zakat
declares Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
there is no god but Allah
destination Mecca
directionOfPrayer qibla
frequency five times daily
frequencyRequirement once in a lifetime
function define core acts of worship in Islam
influences daily life of Muslims
languageOfCanonicalForm Arabic
location Masjid al-Haram, Mecca
meaning declaration of faith
numberOfPillars 5
obligationCondition for those able physically and financially
obligationType mandatory charity
performedAtTimes Asr
Dhuhr
Fajr
Isha
Maghrib
performedInMonth Dhu al-Hijjah
pointsTo Kaaba
positionInIslamicCalendar ninth month
primaryOccasion month of Ramadan
purpose structure a Muslim’s faith and practice
support the poor and needy
religion Islam
requires ritual purity
requiresAbstentionFrom drink
food
sexual relations
roleInFivePillars fifth pillar of Islam
first pillar of Islam
fourth pillar of Islam
second pillar of Islam
third pillar of Islam
timeOfDay from dawn to sunset

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Islam
corePractice
Islam ("Sawm of Ramadan")
pillar
Hajj ("Fifth Pillar of Islam")
pillarOfIslam
Day of Arafah
relatedConcept
Muslims
religiousPractice

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