Seven Pillars of Islam (Druze)
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Part of a series on the Islamic creed:  |
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| Sunni Five Pillars of Islam | |
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Shahādah - Profession of faith |
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| Sunni Six articles of belief | |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Shia Twelvers Principles of the Religion (Usul al-Din) |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Shia Twelvers Practices of the Religion (Furu al-Din) |
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Salah - Prayer |
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| Shia Ismaili 7 pillars | |
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Walayah - Guardianship |
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| Others | |
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Salafi/Kharijite Sixth pillar of Islam. |
The Druze (a group with Ismaili roots who describe themselves as Muslims, but are not considered by most Muslims to be Muslims) say they believe in seven pillars.
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Shi'a Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam have three doctrines that are not included in the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam: Walayah, Taharah and Jihad. This would raise the total to eight, but Ismailis to not include Shahadah, lowering it to seven.
Out of this three unique doctrines, Taharah was again changed back to Shahadah by the Druze, when they became a Ismaili offshoot.
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The ordering of the pillars as understood by Druze is as follows:
- Shahadah (Profession of faith)
- salah (prayers)
- zakah (purifying religious dues)
- sawm (fasting)
- Walayah (Guardianship)
- jihad ("struggle"), in the sense of the Biblical "Faith without (good) works is dead"
They call these seven ordinances da'a'im al-Islam, rather than, as most Muslims do, arkan al-Islam [1].
[edit] See also
- Sunni Five Pillars of Islam and Six articles of belief and Sixth pillar of Islam
- Shi'a twelvers Roots of Religion and Branches of Religion
- Shi'a Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam
