1. Having the declaration of faith and trust (Shahada) i.e. the professing that there is only one God (Allah) (monotheism) and that Muhammad is God’s messenger, a key part in a person’s conversion to Islam.
2. Establishment of the daily prayers (Salat; prayer) for 5 times per day; early morning, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening
3. Giving charity (Zakat), originally a free-will donation to develop or cleanse to purify the mind
4. Sawm (fast), ritual fasting is an obligatory act during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must abstain from food and drink dawn to dusk during his, and are to be especially mindful of other sins.