Salat- Islam
Salat The Five Pillars consist of: * Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith * Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day * Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy * Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan * Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca Question 1) 5 obligatory daily prayers
God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day:
* Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise * Salat al-zuhr: midday, after the sun passes its highest * Salat al-'asr: the late part of the afternoon * Salat al-maghrib: just after sunset * Salat al-'isha: between sunset and midnight
Question 2) role of Salat in daily lives
Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by Muslims. It is the second Pillar of Islam
Question 3) importance of prayer prayer is a way in which the mind body and soul unite, in worship.
Muslims make sure that they are in the right frame of mind before they pray; they put aside all everyday cares and thoughts so that they can concentrate exclusively on God.
Question 4) extracts from Qur’an demonstrating the importance of prayer
“Woe to those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to be seen by people”
Qur'an 107:4-6
“Verily, the prayer keeps one from the great sins and evil deeds”
Quran 29:45
Question 5) Evaluate: “It is impossible to call oneself a Muslim if you do not perform Salat each day”
I agree with the above statement. To consider your self a Muslim, you must perform and obey the 5 pillars of faith. By doing so you are giving your complete self to Allah and Islam. By performing Salat each day, you are also building your relationship with Allah and giving thanks for your life. In order call yourself a Muslim you must follow each of the Pillars and have faith in Allah and only Allah. If your did believe in the way of Islam, you would want to devote your
God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day:
* Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise * Salat al-zuhr: midday, after the sun passes its highest * Salat al-'asr: the late part of the afternoon * Salat al-maghrib: just after sunset * Salat al-'isha: between sunset and midnight
Question 2) role of Salat in daily lives
Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by Muslims. It is the second Pillar of Islam
Question 3) importance of prayer prayer is a way in which the mind body and soul unite, in worship.
Muslims make sure that they are in the right frame of mind before they pray; they put aside all everyday cares and thoughts so that they can concentrate exclusively on God.
Question 4) extracts from Qur’an demonstrating the importance of prayer
“Woe to those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to be seen by people”
Qur'an 107:4-6
“Verily, the prayer keeps one from the great sins and evil deeds”
Quran 29:45
Question 5) Evaluate: “It is impossible to call oneself a Muslim if you do not perform Salat each day”
I agree with the above statement. To consider your self a Muslim, you must perform and obey the 5 pillars of faith. By doing so you are giving your complete self to Allah and Islam. By performing Salat each day, you are also building your relationship with Allah and giving thanks for your life. In order call yourself a Muslim you must follow each of the Pillars and have faith in Allah and only Allah. If your did believe in the way of Islam, you would want to devote your