History & Civics
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Prophet Mohammad founded Islam.
The five main teachings of Islam are:
- There is only one God, i.e., Allah and Mohammad is his Prophet.
- All Muslims must offer prayers (namaz) five times a day — at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk and at night and on Friday afternoons he must offer prayer in the mosque.
- They must fast from sunrise to sunset throughout the holy month of 'Ramzan'.
- They must give alms (zakat) to the poor as an offering to Allah.
- They must make a pilgrimage to Mecca (Haj) at least once in their lifetime.