The Shahadah is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is the declaration of faith that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet. Reciting the Shahadah is the basic requirement to become a Muslim. It expresses the core Islamic beliefs and can be found throughout Muslim daily life, including in the call to prayer and as the first and last words for newborns and the dying.

2. THE SHAHADAH

4. The Five Pillars
of ISLAM

6. The Pillars
of Islam
1. The Shahadah

7. 1. DECLARATION OF FAITH (Shahada)
One rendering is:
“There is no God but God and Muhammad is
His Prophet.”
(To become a Muslim one need only recite the Shahada three times
before witnesses.)
First Pillar

9. The Shahadah of Islam is:

10. What does it mean?
“There is no God (Allah) but God
(Allah), and Mohammed is his true
prophet.”
It seems to have two sections.
Muslims believe in only ONE
God, and reject all others as
false - this was important when
Mohammed convinced the
Makkans to give up their pagan
idols.
This means that Muslims accept that Mohammed
did receive the Holy Qur’an from Allah and
therefore anything he did or said was Allah’s true
will for humanity, and needs to be followed.

11. 2. During the “Adhan”
Adhan’ from mosques, calling people to perform Salah (prayer),
contains the Shahadah as part of it.
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
Ash-hadu alla ilaha illa-llah.
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but
Allah.
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadar-Rasulullah.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
Hayya ‘ala-s-Salah, hayya ‘ala-s-Salah.
Hasten to the Prayer, hasten to the Prayer.
Hayya ‘ala-l-falah, hayya ‘ala-l-falah.
Hasten to real success, hasten to real success
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.

12. From the cradle to the grave, and many times in
between, the Shahadah is with a Muslim throughout
their lifetime.
Its short statement of Islam’s core beliefs make it a
very powerful series of words.
It can even be found on the flag of Saudi Arabia (in
Arabic) the country which contains the city of
Makkah.
3. The first and last thing a Muslim should hear.
• When a new baby is born in a Muslim family the Shahadah
should be whispered into its ear and honey put on its lips.
• In addition, when a Muslim dies s/he should try and say the
Shahadah, or have it said to them, as their last words.

13. Husny krdar sy noory mujasim ho ja
Kh eblees be tujy dahky to musilma ho jay

14. Salat
Second Pillar
Salat is the name for the
obligatory prayers

15. Muslims must pray-
Salat-ul-Fajr, at sunrise
Salat-ul-Dhuhr, at midday
Salat-ul-Asl, in the late afternoon
Salat-ul-Maghrib, at sunset
Salat-ul-Isha, in the evening

17. Second Pillar
Rik’at (wreck-at)
Series of ritual prostrations.

18. Second Pillar
Rik’at (wreck-at)
Series of ritual prostrations.

19. 3. ALMS GIVING (Zakat)
Each year a Muslim calculates his or
her own zakat individually
Third Pillar

20. For most purposes this involves payment each year of two and
a half percent of one's capital.

21. 4. FASTING FOR ONE MONTH
Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast
from first light until sundown, abstaining from food,
drink.
Fourth Pillar

25. Fourth Pillar
LUNAR
CALENDAR
Muslims use a lunar
calendar to keep track
of their days, weeks,
months and holy days.

26. The Hajj takes
place entirely in
Mecca and the
surrounding area
Fifth Pillar

27. The Kaaba is a
cube-shaped
building about 5
stories high.
Kaaba
Mecca Mosque

28. Pilgrims start with 7
circumambulations of the Kaaba,
counter-clockwise.
1

29. Next they must run 7
times between As-Safa
and Al-Marwah.
Al-Marwah
As-Safa
2
2

30. 3
3rd stage is to travel to Mina where
they stay overnight.
Mina

31. 4
4th Stage is on to the Plain of Arafat
for all day prayer.
Plain of Arafat

32. 4th Stage is on to
the Plain of Arafat
for all day prayer.
Plain of Arafat
Mt. Of Mercy
4

33. 5
Muzdalifah
5th Stage – travel from the Plain of
Arafat to Muzdalifah to spend the
night.

34. 6
6th Stage – On to Mina to throw
stones at the pillars and sacrifice an
animal.
Mina

35. 6th Stage – On to Mina to throw stones at the
pillars and sacrifice an animal.
THREE
PILLARS
6

36. Stoning the Devil

37. 7th Stage – Return to Mecca and
complete 7 more circuits of the
Kaaba.
7
Mecca
Mosque

38. 7
7th Stage – Return to Mecca and
complete 7 more circuits of the
Kaaba.

39. The Five Pillars Are:

40. The Five Pillars Are:
1. DECLARATION OF FAITH (Shahada)
“There is no God but God and
Muhammad is His Prophet.”
DECLAR-
ATION

41. The Five Pillars Are:
2. PRAYER
Salat is the name for the obligatory prayers which
are performed five times a day: dawn, noon, mid-
afternoon, sunset and nightfall.
DECLAR-
ATION
PRAYER

42. 3. ALMS GIVING (Zakat)
Each year a Muslim calculates his or her own zakat
individually. For most purposes this involves
payment each year of two and a half percent of one's
capital.
The Five Pillars Are:
DECLAR-
ATION
PRAYER ALMS

43. 4. FASTING FOR ONE MONTH
Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first
light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual
relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women
who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and
make up an equal number of days later in the year.
The Five Pillars Are:
DECLAR-
ATION
PRAYER ALMS FASTING

44. 4. FASTING FOR ONE MONTH
Every year in the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast from first
light until sundown, abstaining from food, drink, and sexual
relations. Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and women
who are pregnant or nursing are permitted to break the fast and
make up an equal number of days later in the year.
The Five Pillars Are:
DECLAR-
ATION
PRAYER ALMS FASTING

45. The Five Pillars Are:
5. The Pilgrimage (Hajj)
The Hajj in the last month of the lunar
calendar
1 2 3 4 5

46. A 6th Pillar?
6. Jihad
Warring against oneself or warring with others?

47. To fight against the enemies of Islam and muslim is
called the jihad

49. its my honour that You are my Master....
its my dignity that i am Your slave....

53. ALLAH IS EVERY WHERE