Obligatory

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Prayer - SALAH

• Obligatory
• Five Times
• Direct between Man Allah
• See Salah - how to Pray at http//www.islam.org
• http//islam.org/CyberTV/ch25.htm

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The Quran Prayer

• The Quran says
• Set up Regular Prayers for such prayers are
  enjoined on believers at stated times. (sura 4
  v103)
• The Quran tells Muslims to pray, how they should
  prepare and the benefits of prayer.

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The Quran and the Sunna

• The Quran 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 Quran how the
  prophet carried out the ritual

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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

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Times of Prayer

• Times of prayer vary according to sunrise /
  sunset
• Fajr - dawn sunrise
• Zuhr - after mid-day until afternoon
• Asr - between late afternoon and sunset
• Maghrib - sunset and the end of daylight
• Isha - sunset to dawn
• Friday Prayer - Juma

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

Wudu - Ablutions
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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.

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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

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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 Kaba in Mecca.

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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.

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Rakat - 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
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• 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
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Dua 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 rakat are divided into fard
  (compulsory prayers), sunna (optional prayers
  which Muhammad prayed) and nafrilla (optional)

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Prayers

• If a Muslim cannot say his prayers because of
  travel or work they can be joined at the next
  prayer time.

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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.

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Zuhr prayers on Juma

• Need 40 adult males - Jami Mosques
• Immam leads prayers in the first two rakat
• 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

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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

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Prayer is divided into Salah and Dua

• Salah
• Fixed times
• Arabic

• Dua
• 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.

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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.

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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 Dua Muslims will ask
  to be forgiven their sins.

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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

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• Abul Ala Mawdudi said