five pillars
Five essential bases
The five pillars are the fundamental practices of Islam: declaration of faith (shahada), prayer five times daily (salat), charitable giving (zakat), fasting during Ramadan (sawm), and pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).
The phrase appears in other contexts to mean the essential foundations of any system: These are the five pillars of our marketing strategy.
Islamic ritual prayer
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- tawhidIslamic doctrine of oneness
- ihsanWorship with divine awareness
obligatory · foundation · Muslim · submission · practice · observance · devotion · framework
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- recipientOne who receives something
wealth · distribution · tithe · calculation · annual · poor · needy · percentage
Formal public announcement
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- monotheismBelief in one god
- tawhidIslamic doctrine of oneness
Allah · Muhammad · prophet · messenger · creed · proclamation · conversion · reversion
Islamic obligatory prayer
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
- imamMuslim religious guide
congregation · daily · obligatory · standing · bowing · recitation
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
- KaabaSacred cube in Mecca
- ArafatPalestinian nationalist leader
- MinaFemale given name
stoning · sacrifice · Eid al-Adha · once · lifetime · circling · sacred · journey
Ninth Islamic month
- iftarSunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dawnDay's first glow
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
self-discipline · piety · spiritual · purification · hunger · thirst · restraint · exemption
salah
Islamic ritual prayer
- zakatObligatory Islamic charity donation
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- tawhidIslamic doctrine of oneness
ihsan · obligatory · foundation · Muslim · submission · practice · observance · devotion · framework · essential
zakat
Obligatory Islamic charity donation
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- obligatoryRequired by rule
recipient · wealth · distribution · tithe · calculation · annual · poor · needy · percentage · generosity
declaration
Formal public announcement
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- monotheismBelief in one god
tawhid · Allah · Muhammad · prophet · messenger · creed · proclamation · conversion · reversion · affirmation
salat
Islamic obligatory prayer
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
imam · congregation · daily · obligatory · standing · bowing · recitation
hajj
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Mina · stoning · sacrifice · Eid al-Adha · once · lifetime · circling · sacred · journey · congregation
Ramadan
Ninth Islamic month
- iftarSunset meal ending fast
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dawnDay's first glow
sunset · self-discipline · piety · spiritual · purification · hunger · thirst · restraint · exemption · intention
five pillarsembellishments
Decorative extras added on
ornamentation · window dressing · frills · sunnah · accessories