1: Shahadah

∙“There is no God but God, and Muhammad is a messenger of God.”  

2: Salat

∙Five daily prayers: [set prayers are: Fajr (Morning), Zuhr (Noon), Asr (Afternoon), Maghrib (Sunset) and Isha (Night)]∙

in addition to that, Muslims can approach God at any time in du'a (invocation)

3: Fasting

(during month of Ramadan)

∙no food, drink, or bodily pleasures during daylight hours; pregnant women, travelers, the sick, etc. do not have to fast

4: Zakat

∙wealth - tax: 2.5 % of surplus wealth given to orphans, wayfarer, widows, the poor and needy...

5: Hajj

∙Once in a lifetime (if financially and physically able) undertaking pilgrimage to the Ka'ba in Mecca during pilgrimage season, performing pilgrimage rituals that reconnect the pilgrim with sacred history

6: Jihad (struggle)

∙(Lesser Jihad: armed struggle, usually of the defensive type.∙

Muhammad: “Today we have returned from the lesser Jihad to the Greater Jihad.”)∙

Greater Jihad: struggle against one's own evil inclinations