pay homage Caliph, Caliphate The Prophet's representative leader of the Islamic people. Shi'a believe this should be a divinely chosen leader and see the position as both spiritual and temporal. Sunnis believe that the leader can rule by consensus and view it as a temporal position Da'wa al-Islamiyah party A political party established in Iraq in 1958 to oppose the Ba'th party, it's name means, "Islamic call". Five Pillars of Islam Islam is based on five cornerstones of faith and worship. These are faith (shahaddah), prayer (salat), obligatory alms (zakat), fasting (siyam) and the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). Hadith The sayings or traditions of the Prophet Mohammad.