The foundation of religious life for Sunni Muslims, who comprise around eighty-five percent of Muslims worldwide, is known as ...

Shia is the second largest branch of Islam. Shia Muslims follow beliefs known as the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din. The Five Pillars of Islam are an important part of Muslim life. The Five Pillars are ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

The Ramadan fast is one of the five pillars, or basic institutions, of Islam: Shahadah: Affirmation that there is no deity but God and Mohammed is his messenger. Salat: Praying five times daily.