The Five Pillar of Faith

• Faith; Shahadah:  sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith.             

• Prayer; Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day.

• Charity; Zakat: paying a charity tax to benefit the poor and the needy.

• Fasting; Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan.

• Pilgrimage; Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Five Pillars of Faith are the five obligations that every Muslim must fulfill in order to live a good life according to Islam. They are the most important practise of Islam. Carrying out these shows that a muslim is putting their faith before their busy lives and not fitting it around their secular lives.