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Islam, Five Pillars of

In: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development
Edited by: Elizabeth M. Dowling & W. George Scarlett
Subject:Lifespan & Developmental Psychology (general), Religion, the State & Social Movements

The five pillars are the most important practices of Islam: the shahadah (profession), salat (prayer), sawm (fasting), zakat (charity), and hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). The shahadah, the profession Muslims make that there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his ...

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  Dowling, E. M., & Scarlett, W. G. (2006). Islam, five pillars of. In Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development (Vol. 1, pp. 218-219). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n119
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett. "Islam, Five Pillars of." In Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, edited by Dowling, Elizabeth M., and W. G. Scarlett, 218-19. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n119.
  
  Dowling, E. M. and Scarlett, W. G. 2006. Islam, Five Pillars of. In: Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. G. Scarlett Editors, 2006. Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 218-219 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n119> [Accessed 3 Aug 2021].
  
  Dowling, Elizabeth M. and W. G. Scarlett. "Islam, Five Pillars of." Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2006, pp. 218-19. SAGE Knowledge. 3 Aug 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952477.n119.
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