Kids and teens pathway · Level 2 · Course 2 · Islamic studies

The pillars of Islam

Islam is like a house built on five pillars. With the story of the angel Jibril, we discover the shahada, prayer, zakat, the fast of Ramadan and the hajj, in simple words, then we review everything.

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3 units8 lessons~99 min total

Course outline

Unit 1

The house of Islam

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1. A house with five pillarsOne day, the angel Jibril came to ask the Prophet ﷺ some questions. We discover that Islam is built on five pillars.
12 min
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2. The shahada, the first pillarThe shahada has two parts: there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. We say it with our mouth and believe it with our heart.
12 min

Unit 2

Prayer and zakat

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1. Prayer, my meeting with AllahThe second pillar is prayer (ṣalaat). Five times a day, a Muslim stops to talk to Allah.
12 min
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2. The five prayers of the dayFajr, Dhuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib and 'Isha: their names, their times and how many rak'ahs. And the gift of the five prayers.
12 min
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3. Zakat, giving to purifyThe third pillar is zakat: each year, those who have enough money give a small part of it to those in need.
12 min

Unit 3

Fasting and hajj

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1. The fast of RamadanThe fourth pillar is fasting: during the month of Ramadan, grown-ups do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset.
12 min
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2. Hajj, the great journeyThe fifth pillar is hajj: once in their life, those who can travel to Makkah to visit the Kaaba, the House of Allah.
12 min
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3. I review the five pillarsWe review everything: the story of Jibril, the house with five pillars, and what each pillar teaches us.
15 min