[Kozak]

NOT SO FAST!

The religion of Islam consists of faith (al iman) and practice (al din). The Five Pillars of Islam is the term given to the five most fundamental obligations of a Muslim under Sharia law, and which devout Muslims will perform faithfully, believing them to be essential to pleasing Allah.

In summary the practices are:

The acknowledgement of God (Shahadah) The ritual prayers (Salat or Salah)

The paying of ritual alms (Zakat or Zakah) The fast during Ramadan (Saum or Siyam) The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj or Haj) Some Muslims, mainly belonging to the sect of the Khawarij, hold that there is a sixth pillar of Islam, Jihad, meaning Holy War or Inner Struggle. This is disputed.

[jocon307]

ah HAH!

But, still, as you say, it is disputed. And I think there are only 5 pillars of islam, as there a 4 noble truths of Buddhism.

But, then again, this religious stuff gets SO complicated, who can pretend to understand it all, or at all?