Can you name the 5 Pillars of Islam?

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5 Pillars of Islam Quiz

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Created by: Mattchicago -
Published: June 1st, 2009
Category: Religion
Plays: 41,561

Tags: pillar, islam, 5 Pillars, muslim, Muslim Religious

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	cmkeller:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:00 GMT	-2 points
	I figured out the five "pillars", but under what category are other Islamic religious directives, such as not eating pork, or eating Halal, or abstaining from alcohol?

	nearlyextinct:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:02 GMT	4 points
	The one for Shahada is too specific. Good idea for a quiz.

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	johnlk:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:03 GMT	4 points
	How exactly does "the" work as a substitute for "fasting during ramadan"?

	davidr:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:16 GMT	7 points
	@johnlk: It doesn't any more! But it will have happened because a blank answer was accidentally included in the alternatives. Some short words like `the' are automatically stripped from answers before they're checked, so `the' gets converted to a blank, which matched the accidental blank answer. By default, answers are only checked if they have at least three letters, so you didn't get the blank answer until you'd typed something. (Three spaces would also have worked.)

	hello1234:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:16 GMT	4 points
	declaration of faith should be acceptable for shahadah, thats what we learnt at school

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	Iceberg:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 17:55 GMT	1 point
	"one god" worked for Shahada

	dolby:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 18:11 GMT	0 points
	namaz shud also work for salat.

	Robert_Seth:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 19:00 GMT	1 point
	Public declaration of faith doesn't work but declaration of faith does?

	Moo:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 19:29 GMT	4 points
	I knew what "shahada" was, but whatever i typed in wouldn't work

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	BrettCaudill:	Jun 1st, 2009 at 22:04 GMT	4 points
	i like the acceptance of a wide range of slight answer variations. good quiz, very nicely done.

	Robyn:	Jun 2nd, 2009 at 05:25 GMT	2 points
	@Chuck and john: Without marking yourselves as kidding. I can only assume you really are ignorant racists and the "down" button has been marked. :) Of course, kidding about such things doesn't really make you sound any less ignorant...

	Mattchicago:	Jun 2nd, 2009 at 12:08 GMT	4 points
	Please keep your comments respectful and productive.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Jun 2nd, 2009 at 16:04 GMT	3 points
	I only looked here to see how many disparaging comments there would be. Thanks John and Chuck for ensuring my visit was not a waste of time. Sad...

	MONSTER TACO:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 05:15 GMT	2 points
	I feel this quiz should be the other way around. Definitions should be given and contestants must named each pillar. I think that would be a lot smoother.

	juvanya:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 05:54 GMT	1 point
	oh duh. i should have gotten salat! :(

	IHateRegistering:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:48 GMT	3 points
	Too be honest, I can't help but chuckle at the two comments above. It is unfortunate that the actions of such an extremely small portion of islamic extremists can skew the views of so many people upon the entire islamic faith.

	Bijan:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 16:16 GMT	0 points
	I just kept reading the terms and saying 'Gesundheit'

	JSails:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 20:58 GMT	2 points
	hmm.... saying "there is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet" did not work...

	Talick:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 00:11 GMT	9 points
	Salaam to all my fellow Muslims on Sporcle!

	capncokenojoke:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 08:55 GMT	7 points
	well theres.. pillar 1, pillar 2, pillar 3, pillar 4, and pillar 5... that was easy

	newenglander:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:55 GMT	3 points
	i got them all just by reading novels that take place in islamic countries

	Extramental:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 15:40 GMT	3 points
	3/5 Aw, I can't believe I forgot the one for Sawm. I actually thought back to reading The Alchemist for a couple of them (the author is Paulo Coelho, if anyone is interested; I personally loved it). Got Shahada first only by luck

	Extramental:	Jun 5th, 2009 at 15:44 GMT	-3 points
	@IHateRegistering: While I certainly don't condone what john and Chuck have posted, I don't think we should use Sporcle's comment board as a soap box either. Just saying

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	Gangster:	Aug 23rd, 2009 at 00:52 GMT	3 points
	sporcle really helps here accepting so many answers

	peaceanddoug:	Sep 5th, 2009 at 17:37 GMT	1 point
	tricky

	Beefy:	Oct 8th, 2009 at 19:23 GMT	1 point
	I knew these because I taught a medieval history class for middle schoolers.

	laura_belle:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 06:58 GMT	2 points
	Learned these in poli sci! But pretty easy to guess too

	chstudent13:	Oct 27th, 2009 at 19:38 GMT	3 points
	I m learning this stuff in school now! No, i am not muslim! Cool though!

	yippeeyappee:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 00:19 GMT	2 points
	Mecca worked for "Pilgramage to Mecca" but "Pilgrimage" did not; perhaps that should be allowable.

	hello25:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 23:45 GMT	4 points
	good for remembering im doing this in school and i need to remember all the muslim names as well as what they are so thanks cos this is really helping me remember

	davepro14:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 22:21 GMT	5 points
	Since when did treating others with decency and respect become synonymous with political correctness?