The Five Pillars
L.O: To know what the five pillars
of Islam are.
What do we mean by pillars?
• A pillar is something which supports a
building, and stops it falling down.
• What do you think the Pillars of Islam
are?
• The 5 Pillars of Islam are 5 things which
a Muslim would do to show they were
committed to the religion of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam
• Islam has five basic
duties which
Muslims must
perform. These are
called the five pillars
of Islam.
• What duties do
Christians have?
Card sort….
• In pairs, open your
envelopes. Inside is
the name of each
pillar and description
of each.
• Can you guess
which pillar means
what?
Shahadah
Salah
Zakah
Sawm
Hajj
(Belief in
Allah)
(Prayer)
(Giving to
charity)
(Fasting)
(Pilgrimage)
A declaration
of faith in
Allah that
Muslims
remember all
the time
Saying
prayers to
Allah five
times a day
Giving 2.5%
of their
income each
year to
support the
poor
Not eating
during
daylight
hours for the
month of
Ramadan
A journey to
Makkah that
Muslims
should
undertake at
least once in
their lives
Task:
• We will now read
through the
worksheet ‘Five
Pillars’ together.
• Think of any
questions you would
like to ask!
Questions
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
What is shahadah?
What is Salah
What is zakah?
What is sawm?
What is hajj?
TASK:
• Complete your
worksheet ‘Pillars of
Islam’.
• Summarise what
each pillar of Islam
is.
If you were asked to state some
basic beliefs which would help
people live well and make the
world a better place, what would
you say? List and describe some
of these basic beliefs.
3 minutes!!
Role-play:
• In pairs I want you to
create a role-play about
one of the five pillars.
• You will be given an
information sheet with
the different scenarios to
choose from.
• You only have 3 minutes
to prepare.
• Good luck!!
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Forfeit
FORFEIT
Today’s forfeiT
• To sing a nursery rhyme or lose a coin!