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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The first pillar of Islam is Shahadatain (the declaration of faith: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger").
Islam is built upon five fundamental pillars, and Shahadatain (also known as Kalima Tayyiba or the testimony of faith) is the foremost among them. It is the gateway to Islam — a person enters the fold of Islam by sincerely reciting and believing in this declaration. The remaining four pillars (Salat, Zakat, Saum, and Hajj) are obligations that follow after one has affirmed the Shahadatain, making it the foundational pillar upon which all other acts of worship rest.
The five pillars of Islam were outlined in the famous Hadith of Jibreel (Gabriel), where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) listed them in order: Shahadatain, Salat, Zakat, Saum (fasting in Ramadan), and Hajj. Shahadatain consists of two testimonies — bearing witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His final Messenger. This dual declaration distinguishes Muslims from non-Muslims and serves as the core of Islamic creed (Aqeedah).
