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''Sixth pillar of Islam'' refers to an addition to the [[Five Pillars of Islam]]; the five pillars of [[Islam]] explain the basic tenets of Islam, [[Shi'a Islam]] uses other concepts. [[Sunni Islam]] hold the belief that adding a 'six pillar of faith' is outside the folds of mainstream islam. |
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Sixth pillar of Islam refers to an addition to the Five Pillars of Islam; the five pillars of Islam explain the basic tenets of Islam, Shi'a Islam uses other concepts. Sunni Islam hold the belief that adding a 'six pillar of faith' is outside the folds of mainstream islam.
Introduction
Most Sunni Muslims believe there are precisely five Pillars of Islam, and the idea of there being more than five pillars is not a mainstream idea; Sunni leaders have taught that there are only five major pillars of the faith. Traditionalists say that no sixth pillar should be added, because changing the pillars would be altering the religion and its beliefs, and so one who believes that there is a sixth is committing a sin. A few Muslims, mainly some Kharijite groups in ancient times[1][2] and members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad recently,[3] have taught that or personal struggle, should be considered the sixth pillar of Islam. In this context, Jihad is viewed as external war against those perceived to be enemies of Islam.[4][5] However, other commentators have distinguished between fundamentalist groups such as the Taliban and Al Qaeda, identifying those groups as sharing the Kharijite view that jihad is the sixth pillar of Islam, and renewalist groups such as Islamic Jihad and Hamas, which are described as not sharing that view.[6]
References
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- ^ Dabashi, Hamid (2002) [1989]. Authority in Islam: From the Rise of Muhammad to the Establishment of the Umayyads. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 1560005866. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Esposito, John L. (2003) [2002]. Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 62. ISBN 0195168860. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Bonner, Michael David (2006). Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 126–27. ISBN 0691125740. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ Appiah, Kwame Anthony (2006-01-01). "The Case for Contamination". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
- ^ Kadayifci-Orellana, S. Ayse (2007). Standing on an Isthmus: Islamic Narratives on War and Peace in Palestinian Territories. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books. p. 177. ISBN 0739111116.
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