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The most important Muslim practices are the Five Pillars of Islam.

The Five Pillars of Islam are the five obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life according to Islam.

The Five Pillars consist of:

  • Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith

  • Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day

  • Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy

  • Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan

  • Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca