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• Obligatory
• Five Times
• Direct between Man &
Allah
See Salah - how to Pray at
http://www.islam.org
http://islam.org/CyberTV/ch25.htm
The Qur’an & Prayer
The Qur’an says:
Set up Regular Prayers; for
such prayers are enjoined
on believers at stated times.
(sura 4 v103)
The Qur’an tells Muslims to
pray, how they should
prepare and the benefits of
prayer.
The Qur’an and the Sunna
• The Qur’an says Muslims must
pray but it is the Sunna (example of
how the prophet prayed) that gives
the detail.
• The ritual is based on the Qur’an &
how the prophet carried out the ritual
Salah - a most important pillar
• The most important of the practical pillars
• Muhammad said, according to a Hadith:
Salah is the pillar of the Islamic religion and
whoever abandons it, demolishes the very pillar
of religion
Times of Prayer
Times of prayer vary according to sunrise / sunset
• Fajr - dawn & sunrise
• Zuhr - after mid-day until afternoon
• As’r - between late afternoon and sunset
• Maghrib - sunset and the end of daylight
• Isha - sunset to dawn
Friday Prayer - Juma
Adhan
• The times of prayer are announced by the muezzin
• He calls out the adhan from the minaret:
Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.
Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that
Muhammad is the Prophet of God.
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that
Muhammad is the Prophet of God
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that
Muhammad is the Prophet of God
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that
Muhammad is the Prophet of God
Rush to Prayer. Rush to Prayer.
Rush to success Rush to success.
Allah is greatest. Allah is greatest.
There is no God but God.
Wudu
• To prepare for prayer a Muslim must be clean as it
is the time when one comes into contact with God.
• There is a ritual washing ceremony under running
water.
• At times a bath is necessary but this needs to be
done in private - a Muslim must never be seen
naked.
• Clothes should be clean - a very pious Muslim
will change their underwear 5 times a day.
Wudu Ablutions
Before offering the prayer one must be in
good shape and pure condition. It is
necessary to wash the parts of the body
which are generally exposed to dirt or
dust or smog.
Nullification of the Ablution
1. Natural discharges, i.e.,
urine, stools, gas, etc...
2. The flow of blood or pus
and the like from any part
of the body;
3. Vomiting;
4. Falling asleep;
5. Losing one's reason by
taking drugs or any
intoxicating stuff.
Prayer Mat
•If not praying in a Mosque need a
clean place to prayer may carry a
prayer mat - never trodden on with
anything unclean
•May keep a room in the house never
entered in outdoor shoes as a place for
prayer
•You will remove your shoes on
entering the mosque
The Mosque - place for prayer
• Preferable for prayers to be said in the
mosque
• But they can be said anywhere
• In the mosque there will be the Mihrab
(niche) in the wall to show the Qibla direction of prayer - the Ka’ba in Mecca.
Iqama - Call to Prayer
In the Mosque the Immam says:
Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.
Allah is the greatest. The Salah has begun.Allah is the greatest
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the
Prophet of God.
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the
Prophet of God
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the
Prophet of God
I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the
Prophet of God
Rush to Prayer. Rush to Prayer.
Rush to success Rush to success.
Allah is greatest. Allah is greatest.
There is no God but God.
Raka’t - the prayer ritual
• First Raka:
– niyya - prayer of intention
– standing with hands to ears
& then arms folded praise
God with some set prayers
and recite sura 1
– kneel on floor touch
forehead on the ground sign of submission
– raise top half of body glorify God - prostrate
– stand up saying “God is
greatest”
Then you start again. However,
once during the prayers you
must say:
tashahhud - prayer for peace &
blessings + Shahada
darud - prayer for blessings on
Muhammad & the prophets
Du’a & the end of Salah
• Personal prayer to
God
• The prayers end with
the words:
the peace and mercy of
Allah be upon you
said over right & then
left shoulders whilst
still kneeling.
• The number of raka’t
are divided into fard
(compulsory prayers),
sunna (optional
prayers which
Muhammad prayed)
and nafrilla (optional)
Prayers
• If a Muslim cannot say
his prayers because of
travel or work they
can be joined at the
next prayer time.
Juma Prayers
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed
to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly),
hasten earnestly to the remembrance of God
and leave off business: that is best for you if
ye but knew! And when Prayer is finished,
then ye may disperse through the land and
seek the bounty of God.
Zuhr prayers on Juma
• Need 40 adult males - Jami Mosques
• Immam leads prayers in the first two raka’t
• Sermon - how to behave, tell an Hadith,
information
• Can return to work
• Traditionally Asian women do not attend
but see sura 62 which appears to apply to all
Absolute Importance
• Those who offer their Salah with great care
and punctuality will find it a light, a proof
of their faith and cause of their faith and
cause of their salvation on the Day of
Judgement
Prayer is divided into Salah and
Du’a
Salah
Du’a
• Fixed times
• Arabic
• is a way to pray all of the time,
to remember God & to ask for
forgiveness
• is voluntary but many Muslims
see them as compulsory
• own language
• but many Muslims use Arabic
verses for prayers before meals,
going to bed, making a decision
etc.
God in the Salah 1
• Holy(separate, totally different) - can only be approached
by people who are pure - wudu.
• All-powerful only response is submission & prostration Allahu akbar ( 100* per day).
• The guide - hands to ears - ready to listen. I seek shelter in
Allah from the rejected Satan & Guide me in the straight
path, the path of those who thou hast blest
• One & only God - Call + fatiha ( You alone we worship, to
you alone we pray for help.
God in the Salah 2
• God is great & wonderful but also compassionate and
merciful - he deserves worship and praise.
• No intermediaries between God & humans. Prayer is
offered to God alone. Prophets not mentioned until end but some Muslims leave these Darud prayers out as it
seems to make Islam like Christianity.
• The Accepter of Prayer but Salah is not about asking for
things it is about putting humans into contact with God.
Though in Du’a Muslims will ask to be forgiven their sins.
Religious Significance of Salah
• Five times with GOD
• Reminder 5 times of
their submission
• Unites Muslims brotherhood pray in
lines, behind the
immam all doing same
things
• Fundamentals of faith
- submission and
peace.
• Discipline
• Proper Salah means
sins are forgiven. The
Hadith says: The five
prayers remove sins as water
removes dirt
Abul Ala Mawdudi said: