Sixth Pillar of Islam
Controversial magazine Charlie Hebdo, which suffered a terrorist attack in 2015, stirred controversy with its coverage of Tariq Ramadan, with a headline that associated him with the Sixth Pillar of Islam.[1][2]
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Six articles of belief
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Including: 1Al-Ahbash; Barelvis 2Deobandi 3Salafis (Ahl-i Hadith & Wahhabis) 4Sevener-Qarmatians, Assassins & Druzes 5Alawites, Qizilbash & Bektashism; 6Jahmīyya 7Ajardi, Azariqa, Bayhasiyya, Najdat & Sūfrī 8Nukkari; 9Bektashis & Qalandaris; Mevlevis, Süleymancıs & various Ṭarīqah 10Bahshamiyya, Bishriyya & Ikhshîdiyya  |
There are only five main pillars of Islam. Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status.[3] In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, jihad is one of the ten Practices of the Religion.[4]
References
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Henry Samuel (2017-11-06). "Charlie Hebdo receives death threats over Tariq Ramadan front page". The Telegraph (UK). Paris. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
The provocative magazine, which suffered a deadly jihadist attack in January 2015 after publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, depicted Ramadan its edition last Wednesday in an explicit pose, with the caption: 'I am the sixth pillar of Islam.'
- Christina Maza (2017-11-06). "CHARLIE HEBDO GETS DEATH THREATS OVER ISLAM ERECTION CARTOON". Newsweek magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- Esposito, John L. (1988). Islam: The Straight Path. Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-19-504398-3.
- "Part 2: Islamic Practices". al-Islam.org. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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