Pillars of Piety
Languages of Islam
100
This Islamic practice is intended to provide for the poor.
What is almsgiving/zakat?
100
This is the language of the Qur'an.
What is Arabic?
200
Five times a day, you should take your shoes off to do this.
What is pray/salat?
200
If you're an Indian or Pakistani Muslim, there's a good chance you speak this language?
What is Urdu?
300
Those who are able are required to make a pilgrimage to this city at least once in their lifetime.
What is Mecca?
300
Many of the first non-Arab converts to Islam spoke this language, and made Arabic dictionaries to help other non-Arabic speakers.
What is Persian?
400
This is the month of fasting--the month in which the Qur'an was revealed.
What is Ramadan?
400
After Arabic, this is the next largest language group among Muslims.
What is Malay/Indonesian?
500
This Arabic term means "confession," that is, the confession of faith in one God and the prophet Muhammad.
What is shahada?
500
More Ethiopian Muslims speak this language than any other.
What is Amharic?
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