\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs24 The \b \cf2 \ATXht11108 Koran\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , or \i QurÆan\i0 , is IslamÆs sacred book, the \i Ummu Æl Kitab\i0 , the ômother
of all books.ö The text is divided into a hundred and fourteen chapters, the ôsuras,ö made up of versets with between two and three hundred and eighty-six rhyming lines. Each of these begins with the formula \i Bi-Æsmi Ællahi Ær-rahmani Ær-rahim\i0 , ôIn
the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.ö The divine book of the Koran, together with the ô\b \cf2 \ATXht11910 Sunna\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 ö (the example) contained in the ô\b \cf2 \ATXht10801 Hadith\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 ,ö the ôtraditionsö or accounts of
the ProphetÆs life, constitutes the foundation of every MuslimÆs religious faith and social conduct. The principal duties of a Muslim are listed in the ôfive pillars of Islamö:\par
\i Shahadah\i0 , bearing witness that there is only one, omnipotent God
.\par
\i Salat\i0 , the five daily prayers.\par
\i Zakat\i0 , charity or donations made to the benefit of the poor or the community.\par
\i Saum\i0 , fasting during the sacred month of Ramadan.\par
\i Hajj\i0 , the pilgrimage to Mecca, to be made at
