The 5 Pillars: Salah

Salah = Ritual / organised prayer

Adhan = Public call to prayer

God ordered Muslims to pray 5 times a day:

• Salat al-fajr - dawn

• Salat al-zukr - midday

• Salat al-’asr - late afternoon

• Salat al-mughrib - after sunset

• Salat al-’isha - before midnight

Where?

• anywhere, a person must set down their things and face Mecca (qibla)

• Can pray alone but most prefer to go to a mosque in congregation (equality)

HOW? Prayers of mind, body and soul:

• Prayer unites the mind, body and soul (movements)

• Muslims must prayer with the correct niyyah ‘woe to those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to…