Once a Muslim, each member must carry out five essential duties, called The Five Pillars of Faith. They are listed below:

1. A Muslim must acknowledge that "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet"

2. A Muslim must pray five times daily facing Mecca: at dawn, at noon, in the midafternoon, at dusk, and after dark.

3. Each Muslim must pay a zagat to the government.

4. A Muslim must fast for the month of Ramadan. During the fasting month, one must refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual intercourse from dawn until sunset.

5. A Muslim must make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Every adult Muslim who is physically and financially able to do so must make this pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime.