Five Pillars of Islam

five basic acts in Islam
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Summary

Five Pillars of Islam is an obligation[1]. It draws 7,602 Wikipedia views per month (obligation category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: God in Islam[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[4]
  • Instance of: pentad[5]
  • Illustrator: Jibril[6], Muhammad[7]
  • Genre: spiritual practice[8], religious activity[9]
  • Operator: Muslim[10], Mukallaf[11]
  • Named after: Submission[12]
  • Based on: waḥy[13], Tanzil[14], Qur’an[15], Sunnah[16], hadith[17], prophetic biography[18]
  • Follows: Huda[19]
  • Followed by: iman[20]
  • Part of the series: sharia[21]
  • Depicts: God in Islam[22], Allah[23], God[24], deity[25], Muhammad[26], worship[27], cult[28], devotion[29], worship in Islam[30]
  • Location: world[31], worldwide[32]
  • Part of: Ahkam[33]
  • Has use: aqidah[34], worship in Islam[35]
  • Commons category: Five Pillars of Islam[36]
  • Language of work or name: Arabic[37]
  • Said to be the same as: iman[38]
  • Country of origin: Hejaz[39]
  • Has part(s): Shahada[40], salah[41], zakāt[42], fasting during Ramadan[43], Hajj[44]
  • Commemorates: Muhammad prophecy[45]
  • Inception: 631[46]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Five Pillars of Islam[47]
  • Main subject: fiqh[48]
  • Location of creation: Mecca[49], Medina[50]

Why It Matters

Five Pillars of Islam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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