The Five Pillars
L.O: To know what the five pillars of Islam are.
What do we mean by pillars?
• A pillar is something which supports a building, and stops it falling down.
• What do you think the Pillars of Islam are?
• The 5 Pillars of Islam are 5 things which a Muslim would do to show they were committed to the religion of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam
• Islam has five basic duties which Muslims must perform. These are called the five pillars of Islam.
• What duties do Christians have?
Card sort….
• In pairs, open your envelopes. Inside is the name of each pillar and description of each.
• Can you guess which pillar means what?
Shahadah
(Belief in Allah)
Salah(Prayer)
Zakah(Giving to charity)
Sawm(Fasting)
Hajj(Pilgrimage)
A declaration of faith in Allah that Muslims
remember all the time
Saying prayers to Allah five
times a day
Giving 2.5% of
their income
each year to support the poor
Not eating during
daylight hours for
the month of
Ramadan
A journey to Makkah that
Muslims should
undertake at least once in
their lives
Task:
• We will now read through the worksheet ‘Five Pillars’ together.
• Think of any questions you would like to ask!
Questions
• What are the five pillars of Islam?• What is shahadah?• What is Salah• What is zakah?• What is sawm?• What is hajj?
If you were asked to state some basic beliefs which would help people live well and make the
world a better place, what would you say? List and describe some
of these basic beliefs.
3 minutes!!
Role-play:
• In pairs I want you to create a role-play about one of the five pillars.
• You will be given an information sheet with the different scenarios to choose from.
• You only have 3 minutes to prepare.
• Good luck!!