Expressions of Faith (Five Pillars)

Question 1

1) Shahada - Declaration of Faith

Answer 1

“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and his messenger”

Question 2

2) Salat - Daily Prayer

Answer 2

Quran 5:55 “Your real friends are no less than the believers – those who establish regular prayers”

Question 3

3) Zakat - Charity

Answer 3

Quran 7:156 “My mercy encompasses all, but I will specify it for those who give Zakat”

Question 4

4) Sawm – Ramadan

Answer 4

Quran 2:185 “Ramadan is the month in which… every one of you who is able should spend it in fasting”

Question 5

5) Hajj – Pilgrimage to Mecca

Answer 5

Quran 22:27 “And proclaim that the people shall observe Hajj”