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Part of a series on the Islamic creed:  |
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| Five Pillars (Sunni) | |
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Shahādah - Profession of faith |
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| Six articles of belief (Sunni) | |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Principles of the Religion (Twelver) | |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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| Practices of the Religion (Twelver) | |
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Ṣalāt - Prayers |
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| Seven Pillars (Ismaili) | |
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Walāyah - Guardianship |
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| Others | |
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Kharijite Sixth Pillar of Islam. |
- This is about the "pillar of Islam", for the historical view, see Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine)
Guardianship (Arabic: ولاية, Walayah) is an Ismaili and Druze pillar of Islam denoting:
Overview
Shi'a Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam have three doctrines that are not included in the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam: Walayah, Taharah and Jihad. This would raise the total to eight.
Out of this three unique doctrines, Taharah was again changed back to Shahadah by the Druze, when they became an Ismaili offshoot.
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