5 pillars Flashcards
1
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5 pillars
A
1) allah is only god and muhammad is his prophet
2) pray daily facing mecca
3) fast during Ramadan
4) donate to weak and poor
5) hajj
2
Q
5 pillars bound the
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umma as a whole into a cohesive community of faith
3
Q
jihad
A
the struggle
–struggle against evil, vice, ignorance and unbelief, wage war against those who threaten islam
4
Q
sharia
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holy law
- -developed after muhammad
- detailed guidance for life
