Islam for kids · What we believe
Five things every Muslim does, like the pillars that hold up a house.
We say and believe that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad ﷺ is His messenger.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāh, wa ashhadu anna muḥammadan rasūlu llāh
We pray five times every day to talk to Allah and thank Him.
الصَّلَاة
aṣ-ṣalāh
Each year, people who have enough money give a part of it to people in need.
الزَّكَاة
az-zakāh
During the month of Ramadan, grown-ups do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset.
الصَّوْم
aṣ-ṣawm
Once in their life, those who can travel to Makkah to visit the Kaaba.
الْحَجّ
al-ḥajj
Tip for parents: read one lesson together, then practise it, for example wudu before prayer.