What are the pillars of Islam?
There are five major pillars of Islam which are the articles of faith. These pillars are 1) the belief (Iman) in one God and that Muhammad (P) is His messenger, 2) prayer (Salat) which are prescribed five times a day, 3) fasting (Siyam) which is required in the month of Ramadan, 4) charity (Zakat) which is the poor-due on the wealth of the rich and 5) hajj which is the pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if one can afford it physically and financially. All the pillars should be of equal height and strength in a building in order to give the building its due shape and proportions. It is not possible that one would do hajj without observing fasting or without practicing regular prayers. Now think of a building which has pillars only. It would not be called a building. In order to make it a building, it has to have a roof, it has to have walls, it has to have doors and windows. These things in Islam are the moral codes of Islam such as honesty, truthfulness, steadfastness and many othe
There are five articles of faith commonly known as the five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars of Islam • The belief in one God and that Muhammad is His messenger (Iman) • Prayer which is prescribed five times a day (Salah) • Fasting which is required in the month of Ramadan (Sawm) • Charity which is the poor-due on the wealth of the rich (Zakat) • Pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if one can afford it physically and financially (Hajj) Pillars are part of a building. The building in this case is the perfect human who cares and protects rights of all creations and fellow humans thus establsihing a society in which justice and peace is supreme.
