Five Pillars

English

Alternative forms

• five pillars

Proper noun

the Five Pillars

1. (Islam) Five fundamental devotional practices of Islam, considered to be obligatory for all Muslims to follow; namely: declaration of faith in Allah (shahada), five daily prayers (salah), almsgiving (zakat), fasting (saum), and pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).

   Synonym: arkan

Translations

Five fundamental devotional duties of Islam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 五功 (zh) (wǔgōng)

• Gujarati: અરકાન m pl (arakān)