The Pillars of Islam
Shahada, salat, zakat, sawm and hajj: how each is performed and what each means.
Paper 2 Question 4 · optional 19 lessons
Lessons completed in this module
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Lessons
- P2-PIL-00 The Five Pillars: the framework of Muslim practice
- P2-PIL-01 Shahada: wording, meaning and what it commits a Muslim to
- P2-PIL-02 Salat: purification — wudu, ghusl, tayammum — and the conditions of prayer
- P2-PIL-03 Salat: times, direction, place and the sequence of movements
- P2-PIL-04 Salat: congregational prayer, Friday prayer and the prayers of the festivals
- P2-PIL-05 Salat: private prayer, delayed and combined prayer, and exemptions
- P2-PIL-06 Salat: spiritual and communal significance
- P2-PIL-07 Zakat: meaning, eligible wealth and how it is calculated
- P2-PIL-08 Zakat: the recipients, and the difference between zakat and sadaqa
- P2-PIL-09 Zakat: significance for the individual and for the community
- P2-PIL-10 Sawm: Ramadan, intention and the daily observance
- P2-PIL-11 Sawm: what invalidates the fast, exemptions and making up missed fasts
- P2-PIL-12 Sawm: spiritual discipline, social significance and community practice
- P2-PIL-13 Hajj: preparation, ihram, the miqat and arrival in Makka
- P2-PIL-14 Hajj: tawaf and sa‘i
- P2-PIL-15 Hajj: Mina, ‘Arafat, Muzdalifa, the stoning and the sacrifice
- P2-PIL-16 Hajj: completing the pilgrimage, and ‘umra
- P2-PIL-17 Hajj: meaning and significance — equality, unity, sacrifice, repentance, Ibrahim
- P2-PIL-18 Module review and Paper 2 Q4 exam practice
Syllabus points covered
| Reference | Requirement |
|---|---|
| P2.T4.b3.1 | The declaration of faith, shahada, including the significance of what it contains |
| P2.T4.b3.2a | Prayer, salat: preparations |
| P2.T4.b3.2b | Prayer, salat: its performance |
| P2.T4.b3.2d | Prayer, salat: times of prayer |
| P2.T4.b3.2e | Prayer, salat: the place of prayer |
| P2.T4.b3.2c | Prayer, salat: congregational prayers on Fridays and festivals |
| P2.T4.b3.2f | Prayer, salat: private prayer |
| P2.T4.b3.2g | Prayer, salat: delayed prayer |
| P2.T4.b3.2h | Prayer, salat: its importance |
| P2.T4.b3.3a | Alms-giving, zakat: how it is performed |
| P2.T4.b3.3b | Alms-giving, zakat: its significance in the community |
| P2.T4.b3.4a | Fasting, sawm: the way it is observed |
| P2.T4.b3.4b | Fasting, sawm: those exempted |
| P2.T4.b3.4c | Fasting, sawm: its significance |
| P2.T4.b3.5a | Pilgrimage, hajj: the main observances involved |
| P2.T4.b3.5b | Pilgrimage, hajj: their significance |