1. These include; believing in the oneness of Allah (God)-there is no god but Allah (God) and Mohammed is His Messenger, prayer or salat-Muslims are required to pray five times a day (sunrise, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening), fasting during the month of Ramadan-abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking, sexual intercourse etc. from dawn to dusk as a way of physical and spiritual discipline, almsgiving (zakat)-this is used as a means of bringing social justice where Muslims are required to help the poor and less fortunate members of the society by giving a fixed amount from their income and pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajji)-travel and visit the holy city of Mecca at;The five pillars of Islam are the mandatory religious requirements for all Muslims to observe and practice,2010