Match List I with List - II.
| List – I | List – II |
| (A) Shahada | (I) Fasting during the month of Ramzan |
| (B) Salat | (II) Prophet Mohammad is messenger of Allah |
| (C) Sawm | (III) Giving alms |
| (D) Zakat | (IV) Offering prayers five times a day |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
(A) Shahada — this matches (II) Prophet Mohammad is messenger of Allah. The shahada is the declaration that there is one God, Allah, and Prophet Muhammad is his messenger.
(B) Salat — this matches (IV) Offering prayers five times a day. Salat (namaz) is the prayer offered five times a day.
(C) Sawm — this matches (I) Fasting during the month of Ramzan. Sawm is fasting in Ramzan.
(D) Zakat — this matches (III) Giving alms. Zakat is giving alms. The fifth pillar, hajj, is the pilgrimage to Mecca.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 The popular practice of Islam … All those who adopted Islam accepted, in principle, the five ‘pillars’ of the faith: that there is one God, Allah, and Prophet Muhammad is his messenger (shahada); offering prayers five times a day (namaz/salat); giving alms (zakat); fasting during the month of Ramzan (sawm); and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj). However, these universal features were often overlaid with diversities in practice derived from sectarian affiliations (Sunni, Shi‘a), and the influence of local customary practices of converts from different social milieus.…” |