The Slides cover importance, types and purpose of prayers in Islam. It does not cover the manner or the ritual of prayers.

1. The Second Pillar of Islam
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2. Definition
Importance
Benefits
Submissiveness
Categories
Pre-requisites
Format
Sujud As-Sawh
Qasr and Jamah
Missed Prayer
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3.  Literally means Dua
 Islamically , prescribed actions and sayings
between Takbir and Tasleem
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4.  Pillar of Islam
 Between a man and disbelief is Salah
 Its rejection could lead to Kufr
 First act made Fard in Makkah itself
 First accountability on the Day of Judgement
 On all Believer – rich or poor; old or young;
Healthy or sick
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5. Islam
Salah
Jihad
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6.  Shastang in Hinduism
 Musa and Isa washed themselves and prayed
by falling on their faces
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7. Seeking Forgiveness
If forget to seek it regularly
Obedience and Control
A Muslim must Listen to and obey his leader
Taqwa the Fear of Allah
Eg: of New York City
Remembrance of Allah
‘And establish the Salah in order to REMEMBER ME’ ( 20:14 )
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8.  Scientific
 Qiyaam – Strengthens calves muscles
 Ruku - Vetebral Column
 Sujud – Blood circulation to the brain and expels
remnant air from the lungs
 Increases focus
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9.  ‘ Sucessful Indeed are the believers those
who humble themselves in prayers (23:1-2)
 My prayers and … (6:162)
 O Lord Make me and My ofsprings… (14:40)
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10. Fard
• Five times
Sunnah
• Al-Eidayn
• Al-Kusuf and al-Khusuf
• Al-Istisqa
• Tahiyatul Masjid
• Al-wudu
• Ad-Duha
• At- Tarawih
• Ar-Rawatib
Nafl
• Except the prohibited times
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11. Purpose
Benefits
•Awareness
•Equility and Brotherhood
•Unity and Strength
Missing the Jamah
Method of Joining the Jamah
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12. •First spark
•Till sunrise
Fajr
•After the sun sets at meridian
•Shadow of an object equal to its size
Zohr
•The shadow of an object increases from its
actual size
•Sunsets
Asr
•After sunsets
•Till the sky turns dark
Maghrib
•Complete Darkness
•Till midnight
Isha
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13. • Body
• Place
• Clothes
Taharah
• Men
• Women
Satr
• Eg: Zohr in its prescribesdtime period
Dukhul al-
Waqt
• Makkah
Istiqbal al-
Qiblah
• Intention for which Salah
Niyyah
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14. Qiyam
Ruku
Qiyam
Sujud
Jalsa
Sujud
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15. 14-15 places in
the Quran need
to do sujud at
its recitation
One sajdah
and back to
Qiyaam and
continue the
recitation
Dua in
sajdah
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17. Travelling
Qasr
Traveller
Sick
Zohr +
Asr
Maghrib +
Isha
Jamah
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18. Definition
Method
Time
Period
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