pillars of Islam?”
The Bektashi answered, “There’s only one!”
The hodja replied angrily, “Hah! You don't even know the pillars of Islam and still you brag you're a dervish!”
“Hold on! Let me explain hodja,” replied the Bektashi. “You see, I’ve noticed that all you Sunnis don't go on the Hajj and all of you don't pay the Zakat. Well, not all of us Bektashis fast in Ramazan and most of us don’t even pray Namaz. Between the both of us, what’s left of the five pillars except the Shahadah?”
The Shahadah from the verb šahida "to testify", is the Islamic creed. The Shahada is the Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and acceptance of Muhammad as his prophet. The declaration reads: Lā ilaha illa al-Lāh, Muhammadun rasūlu l-Lāh “There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God" in English. This declaration is called the Kalima, which literally means "words." Recitation of the Shahadah is the most important of the Five Pillars of Islam for Muslims and is performed daily. Non-Muslims wishing to convert to Islam do so by a public recitation of the creed
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