(1) Belief in Allah (God) and Mohammad (an old word referring to Jesus Christ), as expressed in the Qu'ran (a mistranslated, Syriac Christian book).
(2) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca (an Arabic town where an imaginary pagan prophet lived).
(3) Giving of alms (Zakat, or 2.5% of income, which is 1/4 the customary alms required of other Christian sects).
(4) Fast during Ramadan (an imitation of the Lenten Christian holy month, Ramadan is related to the crescent moon)
(5) A trip to Mecca (ensures that Saudis make a lot of money and involves walking around an old Christian church now called the Kaaba)
(2) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca (an Arabic town where an imaginary pagan prophet lived).
(3) Giving of alms (Zakat, or 2.5% of income, which is 1/4 the customary alms required of other Christian sects).
(4) Fast during Ramadan (an imitation of the Lenten Christian holy month, Ramadan is related to the crescent moon)
(5) A trip to Mecca (ensures that Saudis make a lot of money and involves walking around an old Christian church now called the Kaaba)
The "Five Pillars of Islam" were invented by competing Arabic warlords in the process of creating their new religion from an older, Christian sect. In time, these groups would be known as "Sunni" and "Shia."
by Juanky A. June 4, 2014
Get the Five Pillars of Islammug. Faith
prayer
charity
fasting
pilgrimage to Mecca
the five bases of the Islamic faith: shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), sawm (fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca) ::dictionary.com
prayer
charity
fasting
pilgrimage to Mecca
the five bases of the Islamic faith: shahada (confession of faith), salat (prayer), zakat (almsgiving), sawm (fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan), and hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca) ::dictionary.com
by howudoinn March 29, 2018
Get the five pillars of islammug. An erection problem among athletes. Referring to the fourth pillar who didn't get up during Vancouver's opening ceremony.
Athlete #1: "I can't believe I didn't even make it up to the top ten... Worst thing is, I've been stuck with the Vancouver's fourth pillar problem"
Athlete #2: "Yeah VFPP happens to all of us, don't worry with that, it will pass!"
Athlete #2: "Yeah VFPP happens to all of us, don't worry with that, it will pass!"
by christianc February 17, 2010
Get the Vancouver's fourth pillar problemmug. by Peter Roberts March 3, 2018
Get the Three pillars of the grangemug. The most sexiest puppet to walk the lands of the trending ARG, “Welcome Home”. If anyone says otherwise they’re a fucking idiot who probably only looks at the AU’s
“Wow, Howdy Pillar is so fucking hot tbh”
“No Wally Darling is!!”
“You’re a fucking idiot, that mf probably doesn’t know how babies are made.”
“No Wally Darling is!!”
“You’re a fucking idiot, that mf probably doesn’t know how babies are made.”
by Slinkypeepee December 30, 2023
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Get the Pillar Princessmug.