Five Pillars of Islam Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (' ; also ' "pillars of the religion") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. The Shia, Ahmadiyya, and Sunni agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these acts, but the Shia do not refer to them by the same name (see Ancillaries of the Faith, for the Twelvers, and Seven pillars of Ismailism). They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage,
The Utopia of Rules The Utopia of Rules The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy is a 2015 book by anthropologist David Graeber about how people "relate to" and are influenced by bureaucracies. It was published by Melville House and released on February 24, 2015. "The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy" is a book by London School of Economics anthropology professor David Graeber about how people "relate to" and are influenced by bureaucracies. He describes the contemporary era as the "age of total bureaucratisation," in which public and private bureaucracies, now