Salah - Prayer
The Islamic faith is based on the belief that individuals have a direct relationship with God. The world's Muslims face individually and collectively towards Makkah, Islam's holiest city, to offer five daily prayers at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening. In addition, Friday congregational service is also required. Although salah can he performed alone, it is meritorious to perform it with another or with a group. It is permissible to pray at home, at work, or even outdoors; however it is important that Muslims perform salah in a mosque.
Purpose & Importance
The chief purpose of Salah in Islam is to act as a person's communication with and remembrance of Allah. By reciting "The Opening", the first Surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, as required in all daily worship, the worshipper can stand before Allah, thank and praise Him, and to ask for guidance along the Straight Path.
In addition, daily worship remind to give thanks for Allahs blessings and that submission to Him takes precedence over all other concerns, thereby revolving their life around God and submitting to His will. Worship also serves as a formal method of remembering Allah, or Zikr.
In the Qur'an, it is written that: "The true believers are those who feel fear in their hearts when Allah is mentioned. And when His Revelations are recited to them, they find their faith strengthened. They do their best and then put their trust in their Lord."
"To those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what we have bestowed upon them."
Salah is also cited as a means of restraining a believer from social wrongs and moral deviancy. According to a Hadith in the collection Sahih Bukhari, Muhammad(peace be upon him) considered Salah "The best deed".
In addition, daily worship remind to give thanks for Allahs blessings and that submission to Him takes precedence over all other concerns, thereby revolving their life around God and submitting to His will. Worship also serves as a formal method of remembering Allah, or Zikr.
In the Qur'an, it is written that: "The true believers are those who feel fear in their hearts when Allah is mentioned. And when His Revelations are recited to them, they find their faith strengthened. They do their best and then put their trust in their Lord."
"To those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what we have bestowed upon them."
Salah is also cited as a means of restraining a believer from social wrongs and moral deviancy. According to a Hadith in the collection Sahih Bukhari, Muhammad(peace be upon him) considered Salah "The best deed".
