The Five Pillars

In Islam, morally corrected behavior includes performing the religious duties known as the five pillars of Islam: Shahada, salat, zacat, sawm, and Hajj. Shahada is the profession of faith” There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger”. Salat means prayers; a Muslim must face Makkah and recite prescribed prayers five times a day.
Zakat is an obligatory property tax on Muslims. Sawm is fasting, high entails abstaining from food, drink, tobacco and sexual intercourse between sunrise and sunset on any day; its obligatory (except for the old, the young, the sick, menstruating women and travelers) during the month of Ramadan but may be practiced any time.
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah every Muslim must make once a life time provided he or she is physically and financially capable; Hajj is performed during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, though Umra, the lesser pilgrimage may be performed at any time.

Maulana Tariq Jameel