Islam Hajj Hajj is the fifth Pillar of Five Pillars Five acts that Muslims Islam. It is a special pilgrimage do to live a good life. The five pillars Muslim A Muslim is a follower of performed once a year to Mecca to are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm Islam. worship and pray to Allah. and Hajj. Muhammad Muhammad was the fi- Ramadan Muslims recognise the Salat The second pillar of Islam is nal prophet of Islam. He recited the fourth Pillar of Islam, Sawm, during Salat, which is a prayer ritual. words which were recorded to form the ninth month of the Islamic Muslims perform Salat five times a the text of the Qur’an. Muslims say calendar. Muslims fast during the day. the words ‘peace be upon him’ after daylight hours of the month of Hijab A hijab is a veil, often in they say his name. Ramadan. the form of a head scarf, which Mosque A mosque is a Muslim place Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr is the end of some Muslim women wear of worship, learning and celebration. Ramadan, and it is a great time of Halal Muslims use the term halal Qur’an The Qur’an is the holy book celebration for Muslims. It is a way to describe anything that is allowed of Islam. It is written in Arabic and of thanking Allah for helping in Islamic law. It is often used with Muslims learn and recite from it. Muslims stay strong through food and drinks. Ramadan. Imam The imam is the leader of a mosque and the worship services Muezzin A person who, standing held within and also of a Muslim from the minaret of a mosque, calls community. Muslims to prayer. Allah The name used by Muslims Adhan The call a Muezzin makes for God. It is ‘God’ in Arabic. from a minaret for Muslims to come to prayer. Mecca Mecca is the home of the Ka’bah, which was originally Minaret The tower at the top of a constructed by the Prophets Is’mail mosque where the Muezzin makes and Ibrahim. It was restored by the their call to prayer. Prophet Muhammad after his Prophet A messenger who speaks pilgrimage in AD628. the word of Allah.