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Five Pillars of Islam

I've listed this article for peer review because I think it's nearly a featured article but I want to know other ideas before nomination it as a featured article.

Thanks,

Sa.vakilian(t-c) 07:13, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, APR _t 03:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You could further explain some concepts so that non-Muslim people could understan these better:

The salah must be performed in the Arabic language to the best of each worshipper's ability.

Why is Arabian so important ?

All prayers should be conducted within the prescribed time period (waqt) and with the appropriate number of units (raka'ah).

You could explain a bit more about waqt and raka'ah, especialy because waqt link leads to disambiguation page, which dosen't say anything about this concept.

In Shahadah section there is some text in Arabic, it isn't exactly obvious what it is. If that is the text of Shahadah you could give it in the text before transliteration of it --Xil...sist! 18:12, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Review by Jeff

Pretty good coverage and well written, but a few points:

Intro needs to be longer, explaining a little something about each of the pillars in the introductory sentence.
Why is there a star at the end of the Arabic text of the Shahadah, and why does this text omit the [I testify] that is present on the Shahadah main page?
Explain whether [I testify] is normally spoken and in what context.
Might want to point out the alliteration in the Shahadah, and its history.
For each of the five pillars, explain some of the history behind the pillar. Why are they pillars? Was it Muhammad himself who outlined, in those words, the five pillars and how? Might include some quotes from Muhammed, in fact I don't think I see even a single Muhammed quote!
Explain the fixed times for prayer
"...as well as the place of prayer, must be cleansed." I assume you mean ghusl, which should be explained.
"waqt" should explain what this means.
Try to use arabic text for the name of each of the pillars once, at the start of each section or in the intro.
Explain whether it is possible for someone to do Hajj for someone else.
Explain the purpose of the Ihram clothing and the other Hajj activities.

Good work so far! Jeff Dahl 04:46, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]