(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 BurhanEBilgen January 18, 2023
Get the Battle Pillarsmug. N/Concept
The very basis of being, more so than life itself. The 4 ideas that rule our earth, our destiny, our furture, and all in between. The foundation of existance, the reason to live, the formation of our universe. These powers are known as:
KARATE
SKIING
LOGIC
INSULTS
One man controls them all: Yi.
The very basis of being, more so than life itself. The 4 ideas that rule our earth, our destiny, our furture, and all in between. The foundation of existance, the reason to live, the formation of our universe. These powers are known as:
KARATE
SKIING
LOGIC
INSULTS
One man controls them all: Yi.
The 4 Pillars surpass the power of Huge Meal and Average Ayan, making it the most powerful concept in the universe.
by The Hugest Sam January 3, 2024
Get the 4 Pillarsmug. by Peter Roberts March 3, 2018
Get the Three pillars of the grangemug. When you see a guy scratching his balls, you can just ask him, ‘Is there a crowd around the pillar?’. Meaning, does he have crabs.
by Golden V February 9, 2025
Get the Crowd around the pillarmug.