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Rise and Spread of Islam — Question 2

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Who founded Islam? Give five main teachings of Islam.

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Prophet Mohammad founded Islam.

The five main teachings of Islam are:

  1. There is only one God, i.e., Allah and Mohammad is his Prophet.
  2. All Muslims must offer prayers (namaz) five times a day — at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk and at night and on Friday afternoons he must offer prayer in the mosque.
  3. They must fast from sunrise to sunset throughout the holy month of 'Ramzan'.
  4. They must give alms (zakat) to the poor as an offering to Allah.
  5. They must make a pilgrimage to Mecca (Haj) at least once in their lifetime.