Five Pillars of Islam: Difference between revisions

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*''[[Hajj]]'' (pilgrimage to Mecca)
*''[[Hajj]]'' (pilgrimage to Mecca)


Jihad is sometimes referred to as the ''sixth pillar of Islam'', as it is also a [[Jihad is Compulsory (Fard)|compulsory duty]], and [[Muhammad]] referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years" and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.<ref>For more details and references, see: [[Lesser vs Greater Jihad]]</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" and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.<ref>For more details and references, see: [[Lesser vs Greater Jihad]]</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>  


==See Also==
==See Also==
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