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The believer is to testify that "There is no god but God himself and Muhammad is his messenger. This profession of faith is central to islam because it proclaims Gods unique oneness and the role of the prophet

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A believer is required to worship God 5 times a day. The ritual for Islamic prayer is quick and simple usually taking about 5-7 minutes to preform

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The third pillar requires the believer to refrain from eating and drinking as well as having sex and smoking between sunrise and sunset while in the ninth month in the Muslim calendar, Ramadan. Muslims create their calendar by watching the cycles of the moon instead of the sun, Which puts them aside from other religions like Christianity and Judaism. It is also forbidden to remove or add days to their year so seasons have no correlation with the months

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The fourth pillar is to give to the poor. Muslims are required to donate a percentage of their wealth to charity every year.

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The fifth and last pillar is to "undertake the pilgrimage to Mecca" at least once during a lifetime,during the first days of Dhu'l-Hijja, which is the last month of the Muslim calendar. Those who complete the pilgrimage earn a title, epithet hajji, along with a great deal of respect

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Muhammad is the man who founded the Islamic religion along with a community at Medina later being formed into the Arab Empire. He was born in c.570 after his father had passed away, leaving him to grow up by himself in Mecca Arabia. His mother and grandmother also died later on as he was a child. He spent most of his time thinking and reflecting on problems of mecca, involving religion and unrest in the city. One day while meditating, he had received a message claiming him as the official messenger of god. He continued hearing these voices until he eventually died in 632. These messages were recorded and made up the chapters of the Qur'an the religious text of Islam

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Caliph means successor. The first caliph after Muhammad death was Muhammad father in law and one of his most trusted and respected companions, Abu Bakr. He was selected to be Muhammad successor by an assembly of tribal leaders. After being selected, his first task was to bring an end to revolts by neighboring tribes

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The third caliph to take the throne as Islam's leader was Uthman, who was Muhammad's advisor and long time friend. Umar, the second caliph was responsible for appointing the council that gave Uthman power. As he had this power he continued to conquer other lands, pushing Muslim forces into north Africa

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The quraysh tribe forced Muhammad and his men out of Mecca after he says there is only one god, Claiming all other gods don't exist, and headed to Yithraw, marking year zero on the Islamic calendar

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Statues of most of the Mesopotamian gods were collected and held in the boxlike structure of the Kaaba