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,
French Council of the Muslim Faith of the FCMF, theological plane, was created in order to try and spread the word that the people committing these crimes are not representative of the other believers. A Muslim liberalist from Bordeaux was brought in due to his "initiative" in trying to help people understand the difference between normal Muslims and the radical ones. His ideas are also more liberal when it comes to rules and regulations of the Muslim religion. This group will be representative of almost all Muslim branches, excluding the ultra-conservative Salafist movement. French Council of the Muslim Faith The French Council of the Muslim Faith