The country code and area code of Khums, Libya is 218, (0)31.

Khums in Arabic means one-fifth, and it refers to when Shi'a Muslims give 1/5, or 20%, of their wealth as a tax to the Ayatollah, who uses it to maintain Shi'a shrines.

1) Shahaada - saying and believing that "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah". (Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam#Shahada)

2) Prayers - the five ritual prayers in a day.

3) Fasting - fasting before dawn till sunset in the Islamic month of Ramadhan.

4) Hajj - pilgrimage to Makkah, and various rituals therein

5) Zakat - paying alms to the poor

6) Khums - paying a part of excess income for the welfare of the descendants of the Holy Prophet and other activities sanctioned by the distributor of this income.

The main practices of Muslims are:

Branches of Islam (Furoo' Al-Deen) are ten:

Salah ("Prayer" - performing the five daily prayers)

Sawm ("Fast" - fasting during the month of Ramadan)

Hajj ("Pilgrimage" - performing the pilgrimage to Mecca)

Zakat ("Poor-rate" - paying the poor rate)

Khums ("One-fifth" - paying tax on one-fifth of financial gain)

Jihad ("Struggle" - struggling to please God)

Amr-Bil-Ma'roof (Enjoin what is good)

Nahi-Anil-Munkar (Forbid what is wrong)

Tawalla (To love the Ahl-ul-Bayt (The Holy Household of Prophet Muhammed) and their followers)

Tabarra (To disassociate with the enemies of the Ahl-ul-Bayt)