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five pillars, or foundations, of practice in Islám are:—

1. The recital of the Creed, or Kalimah, —"There is no deity but God, and Muhammad is the Prophet of God."

2. Sulát.—The five stated periods of prayer.

3. Roza.—The thirty days fast of Ramazán.

4. Zakát.—The legal alms.

5. Hajj.—The pilgrimage to Mecca.