Starter
Why does
the tower
fall down?
How could
this relate
to our
lesson
today?
What do we mean by pillars?
• A pillar is something which
supports a building, and
stops it falling down.
• The 5 Pillars of Islam are
5 things which a Muslim
would do to show they
were committed to the
religion of Islam
Learning Objective
To be able to describe the Five Pillars of Islam.
To explain why the Five Pillars are important to
Islam and to individual Muslims.
Key Words
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Shahadah
Salah
Zakat
Sawm
Hajj
Success Criteria
• I can express and demonstrate my
knowledge using key vocabulary to describe
the Five Pillars.
• I can express and demonstrate the
importance of the Five Pillars to Islam and
individual Muslims.
The Five Pillars of Islam are five basic acts
considered compulsory by Muslims.
They are a sign of commitment to the faith.
The Five Pillars
Shahadah Salah Zakat
Sawm
Hajj
Pray
The
Give 2.5% Fasting Pilgrimage
declaration 5 times of earnings during to Mecca
A day to charity Ramadan
of faith.
Task
1 person in your group is going to be given the
role of an ‘expert organiser’ who will act as a
teacher and will stay at your station.
• The others will be runners, who try to find
out about each of the pillars.
• You will then bring all of your findings
together in your group and present them on
an A3 sheet.
• The group with the most accurate and
detailed info wins.
Shahadah
Zakat
Sawm
The Five
Pillars
Hajj
Salah
Test
Yourself
In each envelope is a
series of cards with
questions / tasks
about the 5 Pillars,
taking turns try to
complete the tasks on
the cards.
Extension Task
1. Which of the Five Pillars do you think is most
important and why?
2. Why are the Five Pillars important to a
Muslim?
3. How easy do you think it is for a Muslim to
observe all the Five Pillars?
Plenary
How easy would you find it to uphold the five
pillars?
Complete the following table in your books:
Homework
In your Learning Journal
Create a poster that displays 5
Pillars for yourself.
Use the worksheet to help you.
My Five Pillars
What I
believe
in…
What I do
everyday…
What charity I
would give to…
What I could giveWhere I would
up…
like to go…