The mosque and minaret are mostly closely associated with which pillar of islam? a. fasting during ramadan b. giving alms to the poor c. praying five times a day d. making a pilgrimage to mecca

The answer is C.

praying five times a day

Salah is the Islamic prayer. Salah consists of five daily prayers according to the religion commands; the names are according to the prayer times: Fajr (dawn), Dhuhr (noon), ʿAṣr (afternoon), Maghrib (evening), and ʿIshāʾ (night). The Fajr prayer is the first one,  performed before sunrise, Dhuhr is performed in the midday after the sun has achived its highest point, Asr is the evening prayer before sunset, Maghrib is the evening prayer after sunset and Isha is the night prayer. All of these prayers are recited targeting  the high point present in all  Mecca and form an important aspect of the Muslim life. The Minarets describe signs intrinsec to the practices of the prayer as they are representations of Muslim architecture.