Sixth Pillar of Islam Muslims believe there are precisely five pillars of Islam, since in a hadith, Muhammad listed only five major pillars of the faith. Traditionalists say that no sixth pillar should be added, because changing the pillars would be altering the religion and its beliefs, therefore one who believes that there is a sixth pillar is committing a sin. Thus, Sunnis believe that a "six pillar of faith" is outside the folds of mainstream Islam. The sixth pillar of Islam is not included in the Sunni way of life. Also, a minority among Sunni scholars sometimes refers to the duty of jihad
The Trouble with Islam Today that Manji was "right about the systematic racism in the Muslim world" and that "there were many redeeming points in her memoir". Downloads from the author's official website: The Trouble with Islam Today The Trouble with Islam Today, original title "The Trouble with Islam" is a 2004 book critical of Islam written by Irshad Manji, styled in an open-letter addressed to concerned citizens worldwide - Muslim or not. In the book the author aims to provide an examination of what she describes as "the inferior treatment of women in Islam"; "Jew-bashing that so many Muslims persistently engage in", "the continuing