Walayah (Ismaili and Druze pillar)

Part of a series on the Islamic creed: Aqidah
Five Pillars (Sunni)
Shahādah - Profession of faith Ṣalāt - Prayers Zakāh - Paying of alms (giving to the poor) Ṣawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca
Six articles of belief (Sunni)
Tawhīd - Oneness Prophets and Messengers in Islam Islamic holy books Angels The Last Judgment Predestination
Principles of the Religion (Twelver)
Tawhīd - Oneness ‘Adalah - Justice Nubuwwah - Prophethood Imāmah - Leadership Qiyamah - Day of Judgement
Practices of the Religion (Twelver)
Ṣalāt - Prayers Ṣawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca Zakāh - Tithes Khums - One-fifth tax Jihad - Struggle Commanding what is just Forbidding what is evil Tawallā' - Loving the Ahl al-Bayt Tabarrá - Disassociating Ahl al-Bayt's enemies
Seven Pillars (Ismaili)
Walāyah - Guardianship Ṭahārah - Purity & cleanliness Ṣalāt - Prayers Zakāh - Purifying religious dues Ṣawm - Fasting during Ramadan Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca Jihad - Struggle
Others
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This is about the "pillar of Islam", for the historical view, see Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine)

Guardianship (Arabic: ولاية‎, Walayah) is an Ismaili and Druze pillar of Islam denoting:

"love and devotion for God, the Prophets, the Imam and the dai."

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Shi'a Ismaili Seven Pillars of Islam have three doctrines that are not included in the Sunni Five Pillars of Islam: Walayah, Taharah and Jihad. This would raise the total to eight.

Out of this three unique doctrines, Taharah was again changed back to Shahadah by the Druze, when they became an Ismaili offshoot.

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