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The '''Five Pillars of Islam''' (أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties which are compulsory ([[Fard]]) for every Muslim. This concept is not found in the [[Qur'an]], but within the [[Sirat Rasul Allah|sira]] and [[hadith]], without which four out of five of these [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible#Five Pillars of Islam|pillars would not exist]]. These pillars are as follows: | The '''Five Pillars of Islam''' (أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties which are compulsory ([[Fard]]) for every Muslim. This concept is not found in the [[Qur'an]], but within the [[Sirat Rasul Allah|sira]] and [[hadith]], without which four out of five of these [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible#Five Pillars of Islam|pillars would not exist]]. These pillars are as follows: | ||
==Shahadah== | |||
*''[[Shahadah]]'' (profession of faith) | *''[[Shahadah]]'' (profession of faith) | ||
==Salah== | |||
*''[[Salah]]'' ([[prayers]]) | *''[[Salah]]'' ([[prayers]]) | ||
==Sawm== | |||
*''[[Sawm]]'' ([[fasting]]) during the month of Ramadan | *''[[Sawm]]'' ([[fasting]]) during the month of Ramadan | ||
==Zakat== | |||
*''[[Zakat]]'' (giving of alms to other Muslims)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=984|title= The way of giving Zakat al-Fitr in non-Islamic Lands|publisher= IslamicAwakening|author= Haytham bin Jawwad al-Haddad|series= Article ID: 984|date= November 20, 2002|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=984&date=2011-05-09|deadurl=no}}</ref> | *''[[Zakat]]'' (giving of alms to other Muslims)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=984|title= The way of giving Zakat al-Fitr in non-Islamic Lands|publisher= IslamicAwakening|author= Haytham bin Jawwad al-Haddad|series= Article ID: 984|date= November 20, 2002|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=984&date=2011-05-09|deadurl=no}}</ref> | ||
==Hajj== | |||
*''[[Hajj]]'' (pilgrimage to Mecca) | *''[[Hajj]]'' (pilgrimage to Mecca) | ||
==Jihad== | |||
[[Jihad]] is sometimes referred to as the ''sixth pillar of Islam'', as it is also a [[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)|compulsory duty]], and Prophet [[Muhammad]] referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years"<ref>''"Standing for an hour in the ranks of battle is better than standing in prayer for sixty years."'' - Saheeh related by Ibn Ade and Ibn Asakir from Abu Hurayrah 4/6165. Sahih al Jaami as Sagheer no. 4305</ref> and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.<ref>''"Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause.""'' - {{Bukhari|1|2|26}}</ref> According to some [[Shi'ite]] sects it is the seventh not sixth pillar.<ref>[http://www.fact-index.com/s/si/sixth_pillar_of_islam.html Sixth pillar of Islam] - The Fact-Index, accessed October 2, 2010</ref> | [[Jihad]] is sometimes referred to as the ''sixth pillar of Islam'', as it is also a [[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)|compulsory duty]], and Prophet [[Muhammad]] referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years"<ref>''"Standing for an hour in the ranks of battle is better than standing in prayer for sixty years."'' - Saheeh related by Ibn Ade and Ibn Asakir from Abu Hurayrah 4/6165. Sahih al Jaami as Sagheer no. 4305</ref> and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.<ref>''"Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause.""'' - {{Bukhari|1|2|26}}</ref> According to some [[Shi'ite]] sects it is the seventh not sixth pillar.<ref>[http://www.fact-index.com/s/si/sixth_pillar_of_islam.html Sixth pillar of Islam] - The Fact-Index, accessed October 2, 2010</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 15 November 2013
The Five Pillars of Islam (أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties which are compulsory (Fard) for every Muslim. This concept is not found in the Qur'an, but within the sira and hadith, without which four out of five of these pillars would not exist. These pillars are as follows:
Shahadah
- Shahadah (profession of faith)
Salah
Sawm
Zakat
Hajj
- Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
Jihad
Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, as it is also a compulsory duty, and Prophet Muhammad referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years"[2] and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.[3] According to some Shi'ite sects it is the seventh not sixth pillar.[4]
See Also
References
- ↑ Haytham bin Jawwad al-Haddad, "The way of giving Zakat al-Fitr in non-Islamic Lands", IslamicAwakening, Article ID: 984, November 20, 2002 (archived), http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=984.
- ↑ "Standing for an hour in the ranks of battle is better than standing in prayer for sixty years." - Saheeh related by Ibn Ade and Ibn Asakir from Abu Hurayrah 4/6165. Sahih al Jaami as Sagheer no. 4305
- ↑ "Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause."" - Sahih Bukhari 1:2:26
- ↑ Sixth pillar of Islam - The Fact-Index, accessed October 2, 2010