Salah

Salāh or Salāt ( Arabic : صلاة‎ ; pl. ṣalawāt ) is the name given to the formal prayer of Islam . Its supreme importance for Muslims is indicated by its status as one of the Five Pillars of Sunni Islam and of the Ten Practices of the Religion of Shi'a Islam . Salah is a ritual prayer, having prescribed conditions, a prescribed procedure, and prescribed times. Performing salah is obligatory for all adult Muslims, with a few dispensations for those for whom it would be difficult. To perform valid salah, Muslims must be in a state of ritual purity, which is mainly achieved by ritual ablution according to prescribed procedures. The place of prayer should be clean. In a few cases where blood is leaving the body, salah is forbidden until a later time. Salah consists of the repetition of two or more units of a prescribed sequence of actions and words. One complete sequence is known as a rak'ah (pl. rak'āt). The number of obligatory ( fard ) rak'at varies according to the time of day or other circumstances (such as Friday congregational prayers). Additions to the fard rak'at can be made, again in different multiples according to the circumstances. These are not required, but are considered meritorious. There are also dispensations from some or all of the prescribed actions for those who are physically unable to complete them. The prescribed words of the prayer remain obligatory. Salah is prescribed at five periods of the day as part of tradition (however the Qur'an only calls for three), which are measured according to the movement of the sun. These are: near dawn ( fajr ), just after the sun's noon ( dhuhr ), in the afternoon ( asr ), just after sunset ( maghrib ) and around nightfall ( isha'a ). Under some circumstances prayers can be shortened or combined (according to prescribed procedures). Prayers can be missed in serious cases, but they should be made up later.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The four main salat postures and associated prayers and recitations. Arabic text Salāt ("Muslim prayer", ṣalāh or gen : ṣalāt ; pl. صلوات ṣalawāt ) is one of the “five pillars” of the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim. It is a physical, mental and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times. In this ritual, the worshiper starts standing, changes postures, and concludes while sitting on the ground. During each posture, the worshiper recites or reads certain verses, phrases and prayers. The word salat is commonly translated to prayer but this definition might be confusing. Muslims use the words "Dua" or "Supplication" to refer to "prayers' as defined in Christianity. Salat is preceded by ritual ablution and usually performed five times a day. It consists of the repetition of a unit called a rakʿah (pl. rakaʿāt ) consisting of prescribed actions and words. The number of obligatory ( fard ) rakaʿāt varies from two to four according to the time of day or other circumstances (such as Friday congregational worship, which has two rakats). Prayer is obligatory for all Muslims except those who are prepubescent , menstruating , or are experiencing bleeding in the 40 days after childbirth.

Prayer in Islam This article is about the Islamic prayer. ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Salah or Salat ( aṣ-ṣalāh , aṣ-ṣalawāt , meaning "prayer", "supplication", "blessing" and "commendation"; also known as Namāz (from )) among most non-Arab Muslims, is the second of the five pillars in the Islamic faith as daily obligatory standardized prayers. It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times . While facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca , Muslims pray first standing and later kneeling or sitting on the ground, reciting from the Qur'an and glorifying and praising God as they bow and prostrate themselves in between. Ritual purity is a precondition. Salah is composed of repetitive cycles of bows and prostrations, divided into prescribed units called a rakʿah . The number of rakaʿahs varies according to the time of day. A Reanalysis of Social - Cultural Impacts and Functions of Worship: A Case Study on Salah (Namaz).

Daily obligatory prayers in Islam This article is about the Islamic prayers. Salah ( , plural salawat , romanized: or Old Arabic [t͡sˤaˈloːh], ( or Old Arabic [t͡sˤaˈloːtʰ] in construct state ) lit. ' prayer ' ), also known as namāz ( ), is worship performed by Muslims . Facing the qibla , the direction of the Kaaba with respect to those praying, Muslims pray first standing and later kneeling or sitting on the ground, reciting prescribed prayers and phrases from the Quran as they bow and prostrate themselves in between. Salah is composed of prescribed repetitive cycles of bows and prostrations, called rakat ( sing. rak'ah ). The number of rak'ah s, also known as units of prayer, varies from prayer to prayer. Ritual purity and wudu are prerequisites for performing the prayers. Salah can be performed either in solitude, or collectively (known as jama'ah ). When performed in jama'ah , worshippers line up in parallel rows behind a leader, known as the imam ("leader"). Special prayers are exclusively performed in congregation, such as the Friday prayer and the Eid prayers , and may be coupled with two sermons each, delivered by the imam. The daily obligatory prayers collectively form the second of the five pillars in Islam , observed three or five times (the latter being the majority) every day at prescribed times . These are usually Fajr (observed at dawn), Zuhr (observed at noon), Asr (observed late in the afternoon), Maghrib (observed after sunset), and Isha (observed at dusk). "A Reanalysis of Social - Cultural Impacts and Functions of Worship: A Case Study on Salah (Namaz)" . Islam and the Secular State .

Form of daily obligatory prayer in Islam This article is about the Islamic prayers. Various prescribed movements in salah , which collectively constitute a rak'ah . From left to right: rukū' , qiyām /i'tidal , sujūd , takbīr , and qu'ūd/julūs . Salah ( Arabic : ٱلصَّلَاةُ , romanized : aṣ-Ṣalāh , also spelled salat ) is the practice of formal worship in Islam , consisting of a series of ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which consist of units known as rak'ah , include a specific set of physical postures, recitation from the Quran , and prayers from the Sunnah , and are performed while facing the direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca ( qibla ). The number of rak'ah varies depending on the specific prayer. Variations in practice are observed among adherents of different madhahib (schools of Islamic jurisprudence ). The term salah may denote worship in general or specifically refer to the obligatory prayers performed by Muslims five times daily, or, in some traditions, three times daily. The obligatory prayers play an integral role in the Islamic faith, and are regarded as the second and most important, after shahadah , of the Five Pillars of Islam for Sunnis , and one of the Ancillaries of the Faith for Shiites . In addition, supererogatory salah , such as Sunnah prayer and Nafl prayer , may be performed at any time, subject to certain restrictions. Wudu , an act of ritual purification, is required prior to performing salah . Prayers may be conducted individually or in congregation, with certain prayers, such as the Friday and Eid prayers , requiring a collective setting and a khutbah (sermon). Some concessions are made for Muslims who are physically unable to perform the salah in its original form, or are travelling. In early Islam , the direction of prayer ( qibla ) was toward Bayt al-Maqdis in Jerusalem before being changed to face the Kaaba, believed by Muslims to be a result of a Quranic verse revelation to Muhammad . Islam and the Secular State . Muslims in America: A Short History . "The historical conditions for the emergence of the Quranist movement in Egypt in the 19th-20th centuries." МОВА І КУЛЬТУРА (2017): 91.