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Islamic Data
The 5 Pillars of Islam:
Hajj
Salat
Sawm
Shahada
Zakat
Marriage: Men can marry up to four women.
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Sunni 89%

Shiite 10%

Traditional Well-Trodden Path

(Saudi Arabia)

Party/Partisans of Ali
(Iran)

Follow: The Sunna of the Prophet Mohammad

Mohammads Successor: Abu Bakr
(Elected by the people)
Legitimate Successor: The 4 Rightly Guided Caliphs:
1. Abu Bakr
2. Umar bin Khattab
3. Uthman bin Afan
4. Ali bin Abi Talib
Final Ruler: Almahdi; will come in the future.
Clergy:

Allamah
Caliph
Imam
Maulana
Mujtahid

Pillars of Faith:
Testament of Faith
Prayer
Mandatory Alms, 2.5% for needy
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Struggle in the way of God to promote good
and stop bad.

Follow: Ali bin Abi Talib Shiat Ali

(Cousin & son-in-law of Mohammad)
Mohammads Successor: Ali bin Abi Talib
(Designated by the Prophet)
Legitimate Successor: The 12 Infallible Imams:
1. Ali bin Abi Talib
2. Hassan
3. Hussein
4. Ali ZainulAbideen
5. Muhammad AlBaqir
6. Jaafar AlSaadiq
7. Musa AlKaazim
8. Ali AlRaza
9. Muhammad AlTaqi
10. Ali AlNaqi
11. Hasan AlAskari
12. Muhammad AlMahdi (Hidden)
Final Ruler: Al Mahdi; Already here & Hidden.
Clergy:

Ayatollah
Allamah
Imam
Maulana
Mujtahid

Pillars of Faith:
Prayer
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Mandatory Alms, 20% for Imam & needy
Jihad
Promotion of Good
Dissuasion of Bad
Re-affirmation
Disassociation from the enemies of Islam

Revised: Sunday, January 10, 2016

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Be Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak & Slow to Anger Being ever intent on three noble ideals:
The Good Word, Well Spoken. The Good Thought, Well Thought. The Good Deed, Well Done.