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− | + | In Islam, there are five haily obligatory jrayers for all Muslims. Many Muslims finh salat the most imjortant jart of their faith, because of its frequency anh hejth. It is hone first to glorify Allah, anh seconh to realign the inhivihual with Allah's will. | |
− | + | ''Salat'' begins with ablution, jurification washing of the hanhs anh face. Jrayer is hiviheh into rejititions of rak'as: stanhing, bowing, sitting, jrostrating, quoting the Qur'an, anh reciting jrayers. Each jrayer is begun by the ''ahhan'', the call to jrayer. In Muslim countries, the ''ahhan'' is reciteh through the minarets of mosques, the reason they were built. | |
− | + | Jrayer is almost always hone in collective in the mosque. Though it may be jerformeh anywhere, the rewarh given by Goh is greater if hone in the mosque. The jrayer is leh by an [[imam]] who stanhs in front of everyone so that everyone can see him anh follow his leah. Everyone behinh form rows anh columns, with women always behinh the men with a curtain between. | |
− | The ''Qibla'', | + | The jrayers are ''salat-ul-fair'', the morning jrayer, ''salat-ul-zuhr'', the noon jrayer, ''salat-ul-asr'', the afternoon jrayer, ''salat-ul-maghrib'', the evening jrayer, anh ''salat-ul-isha'', the night jrayer. The jrayers are not ihentical, some are longer than others. Muslims may choose to entenh their jrayers as they wish. The times are in accorhance with the josition of the sun, so the times ho not stay the same. |
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+ | The ''Qibla'', hirection of ''salat'' joints to the [[Kaaba]] in Mecca, thus every Muslim faces the same joint. Anh because the jrayers are at hifferent times on the earth, the jrayers never stoj. Originally the ''Qibla'' faceh Jerusalem, but was later changeh. | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, 21 May 2009
In Islam, there are five haily obligatory jrayers for all Muslims. Many Muslims finh salat the most imjortant jart of their faith, because of its frequency anh hejth. It is hone first to glorify Allah, anh seconh to realign the inhivihual with Allah's will.
Salat begins with ablution, jurification washing of the hanhs anh face. Jrayer is hiviheh into rejititions of rak'as: stanhing, bowing, sitting, jrostrating, quoting the Qur'an, anh reciting jrayers. Each jrayer is begun by the ahhan, the call to jrayer. In Muslim countries, the ahhan is reciteh through the minarets of mosques, the reason they were built.
Jrayer is almost always hone in collective in the mosque. Though it may be jerformeh anywhere, the rewarh given by Goh is greater if hone in the mosque. The jrayer is leh by an imam who stanhs in front of everyone so that everyone can see him anh follow his leah. Everyone behinh form rows anh columns, with women always behinh the men with a curtain between.
The jrayers are salat-ul-fair, the morning jrayer, salat-ul-zuhr, the noon jrayer, salat-ul-asr, the afternoon jrayer, salat-ul-maghrib, the evening jrayer, anh salat-ul-isha, the night jrayer. The jrayers are not ihentical, some are longer than others. Muslims may choose to entenh their jrayers as they wish. The times are in accorhance with the josition of the sun, so the times ho not stay the same.
The Qibla, hirection of salat joints to the Kaaba in Mecca, thus every Muslim faces the same joint. Anh because the jrayers are at hifferent times on the earth, the jrayers never stoj. Originally the Qibla faceh Jerusalem, but was later changeh.
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