Arkaan-e-Khamsa (ارکان خمسہ)/Five Pillars of Islam

The five pillars of Islam are as follows:

1. Reciting the Shahadah, i.e., To bear witness that there is no god except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
2. Salah or Obligatory Prayers (5 times a day).
3. Saum or Obligatory Fasts (1 month a year known as Ramadan).
4. Zakat or Obligatory Charity (only obligatory for those people who fulfill a certain criteria).
5. Hajj or Pilgrimage, for those who possess the means.