Five Pillars

Five Pillars

The term Five Pillars may refer to:
*Five Pillars of Islam
*The five pillars puzzle, a mechanical puzzle


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  • Five Pillars of Islam — This article is part of the series …   Wikipedia

  • five pillars — noun The five basic ritual or devotional duties of Sunni Islam, namely: a declaration of faith in God (shahada); five daily prayers (salat); fasting (saum); almsgiving (zakat); and pilgrimage to …   Wiktionary

  • Five Pillars of Islam — n. Pillars of Islam, five basic tenets of the Islamic faith (they are: belief in Allah and in Muhammad as his prophet, prayer, charity, fasting, making a pilgrimage to Mecca) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM —    the fundamental duties of a devout MUSLIM. These are    1) confession of the FAITH by reciting the phrase There is no GOD but ALLAH and MUHAMMAD is His PROPHET;    2) PRAYER five times a day at dawn, noon, mid afternoon, evening and night;… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

  • Five Pillars of Islam — plural noun the five fundamental duties incumbent on a Muslim person, the performance of which is central to the Islamic religion, comprising testimony of faith, prayer, fasting, the giving of alms, and the pilgrimage to Mecca …  

  • The Five Pillars (videojuego) — The Five Pillars Fecha(s) de lanzamiento 1 de diciembre de 2002 Género(s) MMORPG Modos de juego Multijugador Requisitos Navegador web común …   Wikipedia Español

  • Five Pillars of Islam — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pillars of Islam — n. Five Pillars of Islam, 5 basic tenets of the Islamic faith (they are: belief in Allah and in Muhammad as his prophet, prayer, charity, fasting, making a pilgrimage to Mecca) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Pillars of Hercules — The Pillars of Hercules Gibraltar (foreground) and North Africa (background) The Pillars of Hercules (Latin: Columnae Herculis, Greek: Ηράκλειες Στήλες, Spanish: Columnas de Hércules) was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the …   Wikipedia

  • Pillars of Islam — the five bases of the Islamic faith: shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), sawm (fasting, esp. during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca). Also called Pillars of the Faith. Cf. din …   Useful english dictionary

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