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Prayer
Prayer in Islam is very important. One has to remember God, ask Him for guidance, for help. Prayer in Islam, is not limited to rituals. If one earns money, with the intention to live lawfully, rightfully, gratefully, and to be able to feed himself his/her dependants; he is praying.
Actually the word used for prayer: "Ebadah", means being a servant to God. Abd, the origin, means servant.
With these in mind, the prayer may take also specific forms, where a servant, a muslim directs his/her body, goods, money, spirit towards The Creator.
His body, in the prayer called Salaat (Standing, sitting, putting the forehead on the ground solely in front of God, and reading from the Quran)
His money, in the prayer called Zakaat (Giving alms),
His body and money, in the prayer called Hajj (Pilgrimage),
Of course, these and other prayers have real meaning if the intention is pure, the spirit is directed to The Lord.
The prayers in Islam may be classified also as obligatory ones, and voluntary ones.
Actually the word used for prayer: "Ebadah", means being a servant to God. Abd, the origin, means servant.
With these in mind, the prayer may take also specific forms, where a servant, a muslim directs his/her body, goods, money, spirit towards The Creator.
His body, in the prayer called Salaat (Standing, sitting, putting the forehead on the ground solely in front of God, and reading from the Quran)
His money, in the prayer called Zakaat (Giving alms),
His body and money, in the prayer called Hajj (Pilgrimage),
Of course, these and other prayers have real meaning if the intention is pure, the spirit is directed to The Lord.
The prayers in Islam may be classified also as obligatory ones, and voluntary ones.
Sites in Prayer
Learn to Pray Salaat
A downloadable fully illustrated Word document on how to perform the obligatory prayers.
Salah or Prayer according to Islam
Explains prayer according to Islam and its benefits, and compares it to the prayer in the bible.
Salat - The Prescribed Prayers
It's a site for new and general muslims about their queries and problems regarding Prayers (Salat).
Bilal Prayer Site
Salat, prayer times, and Holy Quran search, Qibleh, Qibla, sohor, imsak, athan
AL-Muazzin Muslim Prayer or Salaat Watch
With al-Muazzin alarm for Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
Supplications
A collection of supplication to Allah.
Hadith on Prayer
A collection of Hadith on Prayers.
Muttaqi - The reverent
Inspirational articles based on prayers and supplications from the Qur'an.
Concept of Dua (Supplication)
Contains a PDF file (900kb) to download; explains the concept of upplication of Allah.
Accurate Times
Downloadable prayer and direction calculator, provided by the Jordan Astonomical Society.
Namaaz Notification Service
Sends notifications to any email accepting devices including MS Outlook, cell phones and pagers. Service covers parts of Canada and US.
Islamic Watch
Online calculator for prayer times for many cities world-wide; also converts dates from Gregorian calendar to Hijri.
Fortification of the Muslim
On-line rendition of the "little du'a book" by Hisnul Muslim.
Prayer Minder
Offers online calculation of prayer times worldwide, and software downloads for various platforms. Includes an FAQ. |
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