5 Pillars, 5 Roots, 6 Article, 10 Obligatory

Question 1

What are the 5 pillars?

Answer 1

Shahada (Faith)
Salah (Prayer)
Sawm (Fasting)
Zakat (Almsgiving)
Hajj (Pilgrimage)

Question 2

What are the 5 roots (Shi’a)

Answer 2

Tawhid (Oneness of God)
Adalat (Divine justice)
Nubuwwah (Prophets)
Imamate (Authority of the Imams)
Al Ma’ad (Day of Resurrection)

Question 3

What are the 6 articles (Sunni)

Answer 3

Tawhid (Oneness of God)
Al Qadr (Predestination)
Malaikah (Angels)
Akhirah (Day of Judgement and the afterlife)
Kutub (Holy books)
Nubuwwah (Prophets)

Question 4

What are the 10 obligatory acts (Shi’a)?

Answer 4

Salah
Zakah
Hajj
Sawm

Khums
Jihad (struggle to maintain faith and defend Islam)
Amr-bil-Maruf (do what’s good)
Nahi Anil Munkar (don’t do what’s wrong)
Tawallah (show love for God and people)
Tabarra (stay away from enemies of God)

Question 5

Which 4 of the 10 obligatory acts is part of the pillars?

Answer 5

Salah
Zakah
Hajj
Sawm