Seven Pillars of Islam (Ismaili)
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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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Salafi/Kharijite Sixth pillar of Islam. |
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 do not include Shahadah, lowering it to seven [1].
The ordering of the pillars as understood by Ismailis is as follows:
- walayah (love and devotion) for Allah, the Prophets, the imam and the dai
- taharah (purity & cleanliness)
- salah (prayers)
- zakah (purifying religious dues)
- sawm (fasting)
- hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
- jihad ("struggle")
[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 Druze Seven Pillars
[edit] References
- ^ Article on 'Bohras' in OUP Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, John Esposito (ed), 1995, retrieved from [1]
