This course is an introduction to three of the five pillars of the Islamic faith: the declaration of faith, prayer, and fasting (shahada, salat, sawm). The study of these three pillars includes an introduction to Islamic theological concepts and a detailed look at two foundational Muslim rituals: prayer and fasting. Students will have a choice of enrolling in legal (fiqh) courses that are based upon one of the following three Sunni schools of jurisprudence: Hanafi, Maliki, or Shafi’i.