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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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
- Samuel, Henry (2017-11-06). "Charlie Hebdo receives death threats over Tariq Ramadan front page". The Telegraph (UK). Paris. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- Maza, Christina (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 2014-07-27.
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