Basic Principles of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam are basically the principles of Islam. The Five pillars are as followed Shahada or witnessing that Allah is one and Muhammad is his messenger, Salah which means Prayer, Zakah which is obligatory charity, Sawm which is fasting, and Hajj which is the pilgrimage. Some of the practices as explained above are to pray 5 times facing Mecca, fasting once a year during the month of Ramadan and to do the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.