The first pillar of Islam is called:

A. shahada.
B. sawm.
C. zakat.
D. hajj.


A. shahada.
The first pillar of Islam is the shahada. The shahada is the "confession" of Islam; here, "confession" means a formal statement of faith, not a confession of sin.

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