This research attempts to understand the allegory of the Pillars of Islam: when did it appear and why did it become widespread? Even if it does not occupy the forefront, neither among the ulam nor among Orientalists, it is far from an empty phrase or slogan far removed from reality. The pillars highlights are and remain omnipresent in the everyday life of Muslims.
Mohammed Hocine Benkheira, Doctorat dEtat (1994) Sorbonne-Nouvelle, is Professor Emeritus, EPHE (Paris). He has published a few monographs and many articles on Islamic Law and adth from an anthropological point of view. His last monograph was La maîtrise de la concupiscence: mariage, célibat et continence sexuelle en Islam jusquau 10e/16e s. (Paris: Vrin, 2017).
