Salah as one of the Five Pillars
I can explain how and why Muslims perform salah, both at home and in the mosque.
Salah as one of the Five Pillars
I can explain how and why Muslims perform salah, both at home and in the mosque.
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Key learning points
- Muslims are instructed to pray five prayers each day.
- Muslims can pray in any place that is clean and may pray alone or together with others.
- There is some diversity in practice between how Sunni and Shi'a Muslims may pray.
- Friday congregational prayers are held at the mosque and known as Jummah prayer.
Keywords
Jummah - Friday prayers in the mosque, where a sermon (khutbah) is heard
Mosque - it is a communal place of worship for a Muslim community, also known as a masjid
Rak'ah - actions and ritual movements made during salah (prayer) consisting of recitations, standing, bowing and prostration
Wudu - ritual washing, or ablution before praying and/or touching the Qur'an
Common misconception
Only Shi'a Muslims may combine prayers so that the five obligatory prayers are said three times.
Sunni Muslims are also permitted to combine prayers when needed, such as when travelling, ill or due to hardship.
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