salaah is meditation,a time to get out of day to day routines,to leave work for some time and go in the kingdom of God,its the time where you forget everything and feel relieved of stress.salaah is when u stand before God and praise Him,thank Him for everything He has granted me.
The prayers mentioned by name in the Quran are: 1- Salat Al-Fajr (Dawn Prayer)24:58 2- Salat Al-Isha (Night Prayer)24:58 3- Al-Salat Al-Wusta (The Middle Prayer) 2:238. However, 99% of all Muslims in the world claim that God decreed 5 daily prayers. Their 5 salat are: Fajr - Zhohr - Asr - Maghrib - Isha. They changed the name of the Salat Al-Wusta (The Middle Prayer) to Salat Al-Zhohr, and they added 2 salat which are the Asr and Maghrib. The question is: If the prescribed prayers are indeed five per day, why does the Quran have only three named salat? To research this issue we present the following points: First: Why are there only three named salat in the Quran? If it is true that God authorized 5 obligatory salat per day, then we must inquire as to why there are only 3 names of salat given in the Quran? The following explanations and their merits are put forward: 1- The names of the other salat are not in the Quran because the Quran does not contain all the details. This is a false claim because God tells us in 6:114 that the book is fully detailed and in 6:38 that nothing has been left out of the book: “Shall I seek other than God as a source of law when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?” 6:114 “We did not leave anything out of the book” 6:38 2- God forgot to mention the other two names of salat! This option is also false, God does not forget: “He said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord never errs, nor does He forget." 20:52 3- God did not mention the names of the other 2 salat because they are not important. If the salat were not important they would not be compulsory, and as a result, to claim that there are five compulsory prayers becomes a false claim. 4- God did not mention the names of the other 2 prayers because God wants us to guess them! Once again this is false, the Quran is unambiguous and is not a book of puzzles: "A.L.R. These are the signs of the clear book" 12:1 "We have made it (the Quran) easy to understand and in your own tongue (language) may you take heed." 44:58 5- God does not mention the names of the other 2 salat because God they can be found in the hadith. This is a false claim since we are commanded not to uphold any source of law other than the Quran (6:114, 7:3 and 5:48). We are also commanded specifically not to believe any hadith other than the Quran: “These are God's revelations which we recite to you truthfully. In which Hadith other than God and His revelations do they believe?” 45:6 The fact that God deliberately used the words “in which hadith” are very significant. 6- God does not mention the names of all the salat since they came to us through inherited rituals, and because God wants us to follow what we inherited from our parents even if it is not found in the Quran! Once again a claim that violates the Quran. In the Quran we are commanded not to follow what we inherited from our parents if it is not clearly found in the Quran: “And when they are told, "Follow what God has revealed (Quran)," they say, "We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if their parents did not understand, and were not guided?” 2:170 7- God does not mention the names of the other 2 prayers, because there are no other 2 prayers according to the law of the Quran. The genuine believers who believe that the Quran contains all the details, with no ifs or buts, will not accept any option other than option 7. Second: Does the Quran give the exact times for each salat? God tells us that the time of each prayer is precisely given in the Quran "kitaban mawqootan" 4:103. The word "kitaban" which means 'book' refers to the Quran, or to 'that which is written', and the word "mawqootan" means specifically timed. The deliberate use of these two words by God confirms that the precise appointed time for each of the prayers is given in the Quran. Once again this conforms to the fact that the Quran contains all the details. The exact times of the three salat are given in the Quran and they are as follows: The Fajr (Dawn) Prayer (mentioned by name in 24:58) This prayer starts when fajr (dawn) starts. The start of fajr is given in 2:187. It starts when the first thin ray of light is observed in the sky. The words in 2:187 are: "until the white thread becomes distinguishable to you from the dark thread at dawn." The prayer ends at sunrise as will be explained in more details below. The Isha (Night) Prayer (mentioned by name in 24:58) The night prayer corresponds to the other end of the day. It is the mirror image of the fajr salat. This prayer starts at sunset and ends when all light has disappeared from the night sky. The Wusta (Middle) Prayer (mentioned by name in 2:238) The middle or 'Wusta' prayer starts when the sun starts to decline from its highest point in the sky (dulook al-shams), which is at noon, and ends at sunset as detailed below. Third: The detailed times for each salat The exact times of the Dawn (fajr) prayer and Evening (Isha) prayers are given in the following verse: "You shall observe the Salat at the two ends of the day; and during the near parts of the night." 11:114 Traditionally, this verse has been interpreted to be speaking of three prayers: two Salat at the ends of the day plus an additional salat during the night, a total of 3 salat. However, this is a clear mis-understanding. This verse in fact speaks of only two prayers. This will be apparent once we establish the true meaning of key words in 11:114. 1- The "ends of the day" are sunrise and sunset. A command to observe the salat at the two ends of the day is insufficient in giving us the time range for the salat in question. This is because sunrise and sunset (the two ends of the day) are events that take less than 2 minutes to be completed. Surely God does not expect all believers to observe the salat during this very brief time! It is only with the addition of the words "wa zulufan min al-layl" in the same verse that we are given a time range as to when these two salat are to be observed. 2- Some interpreters, have claimed that we can observe the Salat around the two points and not only during the actual sunrise/sunset, but this is equally unacceptable. This interpretation gives rise to a new valid question: When exactly would the 'around the two points' be? Would it be before sunrise (and sunset) or after sunrise (sunset)? It is obvious that we would be left without any clues as to when exactly to observe these two Salat. However, the phrase 'zulufann min al-layl' gives us the exact timing of these two salat. 3- There has been a number of interpretations for the words 'zulufann min al-layl'. The most commonly used are (parts of the night) or (during the night) or (some parts of the night). However, none of these interpretations are accurate nor in line with the Quranic use of the word "zulufann" as will be shown. The root of the word "zulufann" is "Zulfa". The word "Zulfa" is used in the Quran to mean near or close as in: "….. those who set up allies beside him, "We only idolize them so that they may bring us ‘zulfa’ (close) to God!" " 39:3 As a result, the phrase "zulufann min al-layl" means the near parts of the night. The obvious question is: near to what? Nothing can be described as 'near' in absolute terms. The word 'near' can only have a meaning when we have a reference point to which this thing is near to. For example, we cannot say "my house is near" nor "the chair is near"! These phrase on their own do not have any meaning, but we can say "my house is near the school" and "the chair is near the table". So now we have to read 11:114 again and see what does God mean by 'near parts of the night', or in other words, near to what? The only other reference points given in 11:114 are the "ends of the day", which are sunrise and sunset. As a result, the words "zulufann min al-layl" can only mean the parts of the night which are near to sunrise and sunset. With the knowledge that anytime between sunset and sunrise is defined as night in the Quran (details at: Definition of Night in the Quran) it becomes clear that the part of the night which is near sunrise is the time of Fajr (dawn), this is the hour or so before sunrise when there is some light in the sky. Similarly the part of the night which is near to sunset is Isha (night), this is the hour or so after sunset when there is light in the sky. As a result, 11:114 speaks of two salat only, and God is giving us in 11:114 the range of two salat. The range for the two salat are the parts of the night which are just before sunrise and immediately after sunset. Perhaps the word "wa", which means 'and', which is placed before the phrase 'zulufann min al-layl' is the word that was the main subject of misinterpretation. Many have understood the word 'wa' to mean (and an additional Salat), however, the word 'wa' simply links the two ends of the day, with the adjacent parts of the night, to give the time range of the two salat. The two Salat at the ends of the day that are spoken of in 11:114 are given specific names in the Quran. They are Salat Al-Fajr (Dawn Prayer) and Salat Al-Isha (Night Prayer). Not surprisingly, the times of "fajr" and "esha" are defined in Arabic dictionaries as the times before sunrise and after sunset respectively. ------------------- Now we come to the third Salat mentioned in the Quran, which is Al-Salat Al-Wusta (2:238). The timing of this salat is given in the following verse: "You shall observe the Salat from the 'duluk' of the sun (when the sun declines from its highest point) up until the 'ghasaq al-layl' (the darkness of the night)" 17:78 The word "Wusta" (2:238) is a derivative of the word 'Wasat' which means middle. Therefore the words "Al-Salat Al-Wusta" mean 'The Middle Prayer'. The word middle (wusta) in 2:238 cannot have a meaning in an absolute sense. To be described as 'middle' must be in reference to two other points. The only other reference points given in the Quran in connection to salat are sunrise and sunset (the ends of the day in 11:114). Thus the middle salat starts when the sun has travelled exactly half way between sunrise and sunset. This is at midday. The exact time for the Middle prayer (Salat Al-Wusta), which is given in 17:78, is from the moment the sun begins its descent from its highest point at midday (duluk al shams) until the darkness of the night starts (ghasaq al-layl). The darkness itself starts about an hour or so before sunset, but the time before sunset is still part of the day, but since God said: "the darkness of the night" it must be the beginning of the darkness but also part of the night. This would be as soon as the sun sets, for then the darkness is setting in and it is also part of the night. Had God only said "until the darkness" this would have meant a time before sunset when the sun is still up but darkness is starting to creep in. It must also be mentioned that some scholars have interpreted the words "until the darkness of the night" to mean when it is totally dark! But this is not correct, to demonstrate the correct meaning, consider the following example which outlines some basic logic: If a man is told: Walk till you get to the sea then start swimming. Does this mean that the man should swim when he gets to the beginning of the sea, when he gets to the middle of the sea or when he gets to the end of the sea? Naturally it means when he gets to the very beginning of the sea. In the same way, if God says: "until the darkness of the night" it means until the very beginning of the darkness and as mentioned, when it is also night time. So to sum up, the time to observe the Wusta Salat is any time between noon and sunset. ------------------- As we have seen, not only do we only have three names of prayers in the Quran, we also have three defined times for prayer in the Quran. Those who follow five prayers a day cannot find names of more than three salat in the book, nor can they find defined times for their five prayers in the Quran. All their information comes from sources outside the Quran. They do that because they claim that the Quran does not have all the details. And by doing so, they demonstrate their disbelief in God's assurances that the Quran is fully detailed (6:114) and that nothing has been left out of the book (6:38)! Fourth: The usual manipulations Since there are only three named salat in the Quran, the advocates of the five salat have tried to manipulate a number of Quranic words to enforce their non Quranic five salat tradition. The following are some of their manipulations: - Some have claimed that the word 'zahira' in 24:58 refers to the salat which they call by the same name. The advocates of the 5 prayers have tried to manipulate this word in 24:58 so as to authorise a salat called 'zohr'. But If we look at verse 24:58, we note that the word 'salat' is related only to 2 Salats (Fajr and Esha), and we also note that God only speaks of the 'time of day' (not salat name) which God calls Zahira (zohr). If there is a Salat called Salat Al-Zohr, wouldn't we expect to see the words 'salat Al-Zahira/Zohr' in 24:58, just like God mentions Salat Al-Fajr and Salat Al-Esha in the same verse by their name? The time of 'zahira' spoken of in 24:58 is a time which God reserves for privacy as the words in 24:58 explain, and is not a name for a salat. - Some have also tried to manipulate various Quranic verses which speak of the time of 'Asr' (afternoon) such as 103:1, but once again when we read 103:1 we do not see any mention of the word salat. Asr is merely a time of the day which God refers to. The Quran also speaks of other times of the day such as 'duha' (morning) in 93:1, but once again this is not a reference to a salat by that name. The concept of salat is not mentioned directly or indirectly in any of these verses. - Yet another case of manipulation is by those who have tried to change the meaning of the Quranic word 'tasbeeh' (glorification) to indicate salat. The Quran invites us to glorify God at various times of the day (3:41, 20:130, 50:39). The act of 'tasbeeh' is different from the act of salat. Tasbeeh (glorifying God) can be done at any time and has no pre-requisites, but salat has specific times of the day and can only be done according to specific rules such as ablution, facing qibla .. etc. Fifth: The sun given as the timer Many centuries ago in the old days, people did not have printed lists of times of prayers and astronomical charts, etc. They could not do like we do now, turn on the radio or TV or obtain a Prayer Timetable. However, God must have given a means to determine the times of prayers even for those early communities who did not have the facilities we have today. God must have given them a natural means of determining the times of the prayers. All the three salat are timed in reference to the movement of the sun in our sky. This is a natural method which can be applied by all people and long before the human devised the sophisticated astronomical charts. As long as there is any light in the sky (before sunrise and after sunset) we know it is the time for Fajr and Isha respectively. With the Salat Al-Wusta it is also very easy. When we see no shadow below us when we stand, we know that this is when the sun is highest in the sky. When we start to see the smallest shadow, this is the beginning of the salat al-wusta, it ends when the sun sets. It cannot be easier! Sixth: The issue of the 'raka' Finally we come to the issue of how many raka to be observed in each Salat. The cycle of standing, bowing and prostrating is traditionally called a 'raka'. According to Quranic law, God did not specify any specific number of raka to be observed in the Salat. More important, the word raka does not appear anywhere in the Quran, so we must discard it and only think in terms of standing, bowing and prostrating while commemorating God alone. The advocates of the 5 prayers claim that the number of raka to be observed during each of the 5 prayers is 24434 respectively. In other words, 2 raka's at fajr, then 4 raka during their 'zohr' prayer, and so on. For a start, and since there are only three Salat decreed by God for the believers, then this 24434 format is false. A different group who also advocate the 5 prayer format have come up with some calculations based on the number 19 to claim that the 24434 format has been preserved since Abraham. These calculations have been proven to be coincidental and thus cannot be considered in any way as divine signs. For more details on this matter, please check the following page: The code 19 and the 24434 format Some other scholars have claimed that the minimum number of Raka during any prayer must be two. They base their claim on the Quranic concession to shorten the Salat at times of war (4:101). They state that if we are given indication to shorten the Salat, then it must be at least two Raka, that is because it is not feasible to shorten the salat if it were made of just one Raka! The error in this interpretation is double edged: 1- It is based on a non Quranic concept which is the raka. 2- It is also in error because the Quranic concession to shorten the salat is time related, it is not related to the raka frequency. As mentioned, the concept of 'raka' is not a Quranic concept. The Quran speaks of standing, bowing and prostration without any time or frequency restrictions, which allows us to spend the time we wish in any of these positions. In other words, one can spend one minute in the standing position or ten minutes. One could read the Al-Fatiha (The Key) once or ten times. Equally one may praise God during prostration three times or 20 times. One could prostrate once or five times, and so on. If we add the fact that different people exercise different speeds in uttering their prayers, then we are once again compelled to accept that shortening the salat is related to the overall time we give to the Salat and not to the number of raka's. The concession to shorten the Salat given in 4:101 is thus a time related one. God is telling us if you normally spend (as an example) 10 minutes in your Salat, you may spend 2 or 3 minutes when you are at war. Apart from the fixed one month decreed for fasting, we find that none of the other Islamic practices and rituals have been given a fixed frequency in the Quran, and for a great wisdom too. For more details please see: The Missing Frequencies
In accordance to 6:114 we must accept the Quran as the only source of law: "Shall I seek other than God as a source of law, when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?" 6:114 God asserts that the Quran is fully detailed and contains everything for our salvation: "We did not leave anything out of the book" 6:38 "We have brought the book down to you to provide explanations for all things" 16:89 "......He has brought down to you this book fully detailed" 6:114 In spite of these clear Quranic words, it is sad that most Muslims still claim that the Quran does not include everything and that the Quran alone is insufficient. They are arrogantly arguing against God just as God describes them in the verse: "We have cited in this Quran every example for the people, yet the human being is most argumentative." 18:54 They will say that the Quran speaks of the headlines only and that the details are to be found only in the hadith! Note the words "all things" in 16:89 means all matters, big and small alike. The words "fully detailed" in 6:114 simply means that the Quran contains all the details. It is necessary here to explain exactly what is meant by saying that the Quran contains all the details. The followers of hadith claim that the hadith contains many details that are not to be found in the Quran. This is quite true, however the absence of these details from the Quran is not because the Quran is not fully detailed, but because these details were never decreed by God. The Quran contains all the details that are sanctioned by God and for which we will be held accountable to. The followers of hadith have a wide collection of books which they highly cherish and which contain all sorts of ridiculous details to say the least. The following verse includes a mockery and a warning against such acts of idolatry: "Or do you have some book in which you are studying? Do you have in it whatever you choose?" 68:37-38 Consequently, and in accordance with 6:114 and other similar verses, all guidance will be derived from the Quran and nothing else.
Salat Positions The Quran gives us the three positions to be observed during the Salat. These are Standing, Bowing and Prostrating. The Salat starts in the standing position: "You shall maintain the Salawaat and the Salat Al-Wusta, and stand devoutly before God." 2:238 "So the angels called him while he was standing praying in the sanctuary: "God gives you news of John; confirming a word from God, a master, moral, and a righteous prophet." 3:39 "And if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons. Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons." 4:102 All the above three verses indicate the standing position. Verse 4:102 in particular indicates that the Salat starts in the standing position. The words: "if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons" indicate the beginning of the salat, that is because it is not feasible to say that the group of believers would join the salat in its middle or near its end! Consequently the words "let a group of them stand with you" indicate that the salat starts in the standing position. Submission to God should be declared physically and symbolically by first bowing down and prostrating: "We appointed Abraham to establish the Shrine: "You shall not idolize any other god beside Me, and purify My shrine for those who visit it, those who live near it, and those who bow and prostrate" 22:26 "Muhammad-the messenger of God, and those with him are harsh and stern against the disbelievers, but kind and compassionate amongst themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating, as they seek God's blessings and approval" 48:29 The greater majority of Quranic verses speak of bowing and prostrating in that order. This seems the logical progression from the standing position, i.e. standing then bowing then prostrating. The Salat ends with prostration: " ...... Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons." 4:102 The words "once they have prostrated" indicate clearly that prostration marks the end of the Salat, after which a new group comes to observe their Salat in the place of the first group. There is no mention in 4:102, or anywhere else in the Quran, that the believers should follow prostration by standing once again and repeating the cycle. These three Quranic physical movements (standing, bowing and prostrating) are not required at the times of emergencies, fear, and unusual circumstances (2:239). "If you are in a state of fear, then while walking or riding, then once you are safe, you shall commemorate God as He taught you what you previously did not know." 2:239
Salat Words With regards to the words spoken during the Salat, and remembering that the purpose of the Salat is to commemorate and glorify the name of God alone, we find guidance in the Quran with respect to the following matters: First : All the words of the Salat should be from the Quran. Second : Specific Quranic phrases are to be spoken during the Salat. First : The words of the Salat should be from the Quran. 1- "Recite what is has been inspired to you of your Lord's book. There is no changing to His words and you will not find any refuge besides Him." 18:27 This verse does not specify any one activity, as a result reciting Quranic words can be done at all times including while we are worshipping God through Salat. 2- "You shall recite what is revealed to you of the book and observe the Salat." 29:45 This verse speaks of two activities, the recitation of the Quran and also the Salat. The fact that God speaks of the two activities in the same verse provides us with good advice to use the Quran during our Salat. 3- "They are not all the same; among the people of the book are an upright nation, they recite God's revelations during the night while they prostrate." 3:113 This verse goes one step further, it speaks of the righteous and how they recite the scripture while prostrating. As we know prostrating is one of the acts of Salat, and therefore there is a stronger indication here that the words recited during the Salat must be from the scripture (in our case the Quran). 4- In 20:14 we are told that the salat is observed for the purpose of commemorating (zhikr) God: "I am God, there is no god but Me, therefore you shall worship Me and observe the Salat to commemorate Me." 20:14 We see the same word, "zhikr" of God mentioned in the following verse: " ...... and when you mention your Lord in the Quran alone, they turn their backs and run away in aversion." 17:46 (p.s. the word "zhikr" is the noun and the word "zhakart" is the verb) 17:46 tells us that the true believers commemorate God by using the Quran alone. And since the commemoration of God is the sole purpose and core of our Salat (20:14) then it is must be said that all our commemoration of God in the Salat must be by using the Quran alone. Perhaps the above verses (20:14 and 17:46) together provide the strongest verdict among the four verse above to indicate that the words of the Salat must be from the Quran alone. Second : Which Quranic words to be recited during the Salat? It must be mentioned here that except for words in items 2 and 6 (below) which are clearly mentioned in the Quran in connection to the Salat (17:111), the other items (below) are not by any means the only words to use in our Salat. We can say these words and also add to them if we wish other words from the Quran which glorify God. Reciting the items below during Salat fulfils a number of objectives. Item 1 (the Fatihah) is the only sura in the Quran which comprises a prayer solely addressed to God. Items 3 and 4 are words which glorify God and which we are commanded by God to recite, so including them in the Salat or outside Salat is advisable, while as item 5 comprises the essence of monotheism so should be a declaration to utter at all times, so where better than during our Salat? Before we commence the Salat we must seek refuge in God from the devil, the Arabic words are: "A'uzu b"Allah min Al-Shaytan Al-Rajeem", and in English we should say: I seek refuge in God from the rejected devil. This is because during the Salat we would be reading Quranic words and we are told to seek refuge in God every time we read the Quran: "When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in God from the rejected devil" 16:98 We are commanded in 6:162 to devote every word in our Salat to the name of God alone, and thus these words must be said before we start the Salat and not during the Salat. 1- Although there is no specific command to read the Key (Fatihah) in particular in the Salat, yet since it is the opening of the book and it comprises a call to God in all its words, then it is appropriate to read it in the opening of our Salat. Bearing in mind that God informs us that He does not wish us any hardship in practicing our religion, thus it is sensible to read the relatively longer passages (such as the Key) in the standing position rather than the bowing or prostrating so that the ill and old would not over-burden their frail bodies. Consequently, the recitation of the Key (Al-Fatiha) in the standing position is what all Muslims do. 2- The phrase "Allahu Akbar" is uttered frequently during Salat in compliance with God's command to magnify Him as in 2:185 and 17:111. 3- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Azeem" (Praise my Lord the Great). This is in compliance with: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Great" 56:74. These words can be uttered at any time during the Salat, and preferably in all positions. 4- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Aala" (Praise my Lord the Most High). This is in compliance with: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" 87:1. These words can be uttered at any time during the Salat, and preferably in all positions. Praising God is encouraged at all times and specifically after prostration: "And during the night, you shall glorify Him and also after prostrating." 50:40 5- The Shahada (Testimony of Faith) is the first pillar of Islam and is a declaration of our monotheistic faith. The Shahada may be uttered at any stage in the Salat and any number of times: The words of the Shahada are : Ash"hadu ana la illaha ila Allah" (I bear witness that there is no God other than God). "God bears witness that there is no god but He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge." 3:18 6- In 17:111 we read the following words: "Al-Hamdu l'Allah alazhee lam yattakhizha waladan, wa lam yakun lahu shareekun fee al mulk, wa lam yakun lahu waleyyon min al zhol" These words translate to: "Praise be to God who has never taken a son, nor does He did He ever have a partner in His kingship, nor did He ever have any ally out of weakness." 17:111 In 17:110 God commands us to use a moderate voice in our Salat, immediately after which God commands us: "and say, "Praise be to God, who has never taken a son……." The words "and say" at the beginning of verse 111 indicate that the subject is still the Salat (the subject of 110). This means that we are to utter these specific words during our Salat. It is interesting to note that these 3 phrases have significant meanings: a- "Praise be to God who has never taken a son" These words purify us from the claim of the Christians who gave God a son (6:101). b- "nor did He ever have a partner in His kingship" These words purify us from the corrupt Muslims who made Muhammad a partner with God in everything they say or do (12:106). c- "nor did He ever have an ally out of weakness" These words purify us from the Jewish scholars who claim that God's hands are tied and thus He is not able to do certain things (5:64). In effect, by uttering these words, and constantly being aware of the danger and corruption of these groups, we purify our souls and maintain the purity of our religion. These words must be uttered during our Salat. To follow these words we should then magnify God frequently (Allah Akbar) .... 7- The "ending" of the Salat Since the ending of the Salat conducted by almost all Muslims today does not conform to Quranic teachings, thus this issue will be given special analysis here. The traditional ending spoken by most Muslims today is: "Al-Salamu alaykum wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatu". (Peace be upon you as well as God"s mercy and His blessings). This phrase is uttered twice at the conclusion of the Salat, once with the head turned to the right and once with the head turned to the left. However, if we were to pause and consider the validity of saying these words at the end of the salat we would immediately be faced with the following questions: A- Who are we addressing when we utter these words? Surely we cannot be addressing God because we cannot be saying to God, "may God's mercy and blessings be upon you"! Some will say that these words are addressed to other fellow believers who are praying alongside us. But this excuse is false, simply because these words are spoken by believers even when they are praying all on their own! Some others will say that these words are addressed to the two angels who are recording all our deeds, one of whom is on our right shoulder and one is on our left. Here we must inquire why should we address the angels? After all, our Salat is not directed to them! The Quran makes the point very clear that every word in our Salat should be to God and nobody else: "Say, "My Salat, my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted to God, the Lord of the worlds." 6:162 (also see 39:11 and 20:14) To direct any words in our Salat to any other than God is indeed against the teachings of the Quran and must be totally rejected. B- If these words are not directed to God and must thus be rejected, then what are the correct words to be uttered to end our Salat? As usual, God has once again shown us that the Quran offers explanations to all things (16:89). Indeed, God has given us in the Quran the exact words that should be uttered to end the Salat. These are found in the following verse: "Those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord guides them by virtue of their faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the gardens of bliss. Their prayer therein is: "Be You glorified our god," their greeting therein is, "Peace," and the end of their prayer is: "Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds." 10:9-10 This verse speaks of the model believers who will be rewarded in the gardens of heaven. We are told about the last words in their prayers "Al-Hamdu l'Allah Rab Al-Alameen" (Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds). It makes perfect sense that we should follow their example (if we would like to end up in heaven too) and end our prayers in praise of Almighty God rather than bid farewell to the angels! Summary of the Quranic words for Salat: Before we start the salat we should say: "A"uzu b"Allah min Al-Shaytan Al-Rajeem" (I seek refuge in God from the rejected devil" 16:98. During our Salat we say the words below plus any other words we may choose from the Quran. We can repeat any of these words any number of times and we can say any of them during any of the three positions. The idea is to be spiritually free while we worship God. 1- Al-Fatiha (The Key) 2- "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) to be spoken frequently, 2:185 and 17:111. 3- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Azeem" (Praise my Lord the Great). 56:74 4- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Aala" (Praise my Lord the Most High). 87:1 5- The Shahada (Testimony): "Ash'hadu alla illaha ila Allah" (I bear witness that there is no God other than God). 3:18 6- "Al-Hamdu l'Allah alazhee lam yattakhizha waladan, wa lam yakun lahu shareekun fee al mulk, wa lam yakun lahu waleyyon min al zhol". (Praise be to God who has never begotten a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need an ally out of weakness). 17:111 7- The Salat ends with the words: "Al-Hamdu l'Allah Rab Al-Alameen (Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds)" 10:10 As mentioned, the above words can be spoken in any of the three positions (standing, bowing and prostrating), and also repeated once or as many times as we wish. It must also be made clear that apart from items 2 and 6 above, which we must utter in our Salat (17:111), all the others words are up to us to utter or to mix with other Quranic words which glorify God alone. Hence, there can be other equally correct words for Salat. Different believers will have different Quranic words which they favour and which they will utter during their Salat and that is perfectly alright. This issue is different during congregational prayer where the group of believers will follow the words spoken by the Imam who leads the prayer. A selection of Quranic words (which may also be recited during the Salat) [2:255] God; there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Never does a moment of unawareness or slumber overtake Him. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is he who could intercede with Him, except with His permission? He knows their present and their future, and they do not attain any of His knowledge except as He wills. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them never burdens Him. He is the High, the Great. [2:286] Our Lord, do not place on us a heavy burden as that which You placed on those before us. Our Lord do not place on us what we cannot bear and pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Master so support us against the disbelieving people. [3:26] Say, "Our god: possessor of all sovereignty. You grant sovereignty to whomever You please, and You snatch sovereignty from whomever You please; and You grant dignity to whomever You please, and You commit to humiliation whomever You please. In Your hand are all good things. You are capable of all things. [3:27] You merge the night into the day and merge the day into the night. You extract the living from the dead and extract the dead from the living and You provide for whom You please without count." [4:77] Say, "The enjoyments of this world mean little, while the Hereafter is far better for those who revere God and you will not incur the least injustice." [6:14] Say, "Shall I take other than God as an ally, the Initiator of the heavens and the earth and He feeds but is not fed?" [6:164] Say, "Shall I seek other than God as a lord, when He is the Lord of all things? [6:162-163] Say, "My Salat, my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted to God, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This is what I was commanded with, and I am the first to submit. [9:51] Say, "Nothing will befall us, except what God has decreed for us. He is our Master. In God the believers shall trust." [13:30] Say, "He is my Lord. There is no god but He. In Him I put my trust and it is Him whom I turn to." [23:118] Say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful." [34:36] Say, "My Lord expands the provision to whomever He wills, or restricts it, but most people do not know." [34:50] Say, "If I go astray, I go astray because of my own shortcomings. And if I am guided, it is because of my Lord's inspiration. He is Hearer, Near." [39:11] Say, "I have been commanded to worship God, devoting the religion purely to Him alone.” [39:14] Say, "God is the One I worship, devoting my religion purely to Him alone.” [39:46] Say, "Our god, Initiator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants regarding what they disputed in." [112:1] Say, "He is God, He is One. [112:2] God, the Absolute. [112:3] He begets not, nor was He begotten. [112:4] And none is akin to Him." [113:1] Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak [113:2] from the evil of what He has created. [113:3] and from the evil of darkness as it falls [113:4] and from the evil of the women blowing in knots [113:5] and from the evil of the envious one when he envies." [114:1] Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the people. [114:2] The King of the people. [114:3] The god of the people [114:4] from the evil of the sneaky whisperer [114:5] who whispers into the chests of the people, [114:6] be they of the jinn, or the people."
How many raka? Traditional Muslims conduct their Salat in units which they call ‘raka’. One raka is a cycle of standing, bowing and prostrating. They also follow a strict format for the Salat which is 24434. This means that the first of their Salat (Fajr) has 2 raka, the second of their Salat (Zhohr) has 4 raka and so on. We don’t find this format, nor any other format, in the Quran. In addition, the word raka itself is not found in the Quran. The Quran gives us the following assurances: "Should I seek other than God as a source of law when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?" 6:114 " .... nothing has been left out of the book" 6:38 Many who doubt God’s assurance that the Quran has all the details (6:114) and that nothing has been left out of the book (6:38) always pose the following question: “If the Quran has all the details as you claim, then can you show me where do we find the number of raka in the Quran?” To start, the fact that the Quran has all the details is not a claim which we make, but an assurance given by God in the Quran. What they do not realise is that their question (above) endorses a clear admission that they do not believe 6:114 and 6:38! Indeed the Quran does not have any number of raka, but it is not because the Quran does not have all the details, but because the concept of raka itself is not authorised by God. The Quranic Salat is simply made up of standing, bowing then prostrating in that order. This means that as soon as prostration is made, the Salat is complete. To observe one sequence of standing, bowing and prostrating does not mean that the Salat will be reduced to a very short time either! Not at all, those who observe Salat are free to spend as much or as little time in each of the three positions. One can stand in prayer for two minutes, twenty minutes or for any duration of time. The same can be said of bowing and prostrating. Some have also suggested that in 4:101 God gives us the concession to shorten our Salat at times of war or danger, as a result they claim that the Salat must be made up of at least 2 raka since it is not possible to shorten one raka! Once again, the error in their interpretation is because they chose a starting point (number of raka) which is not a Quranic concept, thus their result is also un-Quranic. Shortening the Salat is related to the overall time that is given to the Salat and not to the number of units (raka) observed. How can it be related to the number of units (raka) when the whole concept of raka is not Quranic? What this means is that if we normally spend 10 or 15 minutes in our Salat, at times of war this can be shortened to only a few minutes. In all cases, the Salat would still be comprised of standing, bowing then prostrating. In addition, we are given Quranic evidence in 4:102 that prostration marks the end of the Salat. The words in 4:102 which speak to the prophet (or to any leader of the Salat at times of war) say: “And if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons. Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons.” 4:102 The words “once they have prostrated” are very clear and they indicate that as soon as any group has prostrated, this would mark the end of their Salat. Note that God never said that they should prostrate a number of times, nor did God say that they should stand and repeat the cycle. A clear Quranic proof that the Salat is complete after the first prostration.
Ablution "O you who believe, when you rise to observe the Salat, you shall wash your faces and your arms to the elbows and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles." 5:6 This is the ablution that is decreed in the Quran. This consist of four simple steps: 1- Wash the face 2- Wash the arms to the elbows 3- Wipe the head 4- Wipe the feet to the ankles. In spite of this very clear command in the Quran, the majority of Muslims today perform their ablution in a different way. The ablution they perform is taken from the "Sunna" (methodology of the prophet), they believe that this way of ablution was the way the prophet did his ablution. To the four steps prescribed in the Quran they add washing the hands to the wrists, the mouth, the nose, the ears, the neck. They argue that since "cleanliness is part of a good belief" (as a famous "hadith" says), then the cleaner one is before the Salat the better. These additional measures that are not found in the Quranic ablution raise the following questions: 1- Is it conceivable that the prophet whom we are told in the Quran was a "fine example" for the believers, and who was blessed with receiving the Quran, and who was commanded by God to follow the Quran and nothing else (5:48), has in fact ignored the Quranic ablution and followed a different one? 2- Is the ablution prescribed by God inadequate? Has the prophet in fact devised a better and cleaner method of ablution? 3- All this ultimately leads to the crucial question; is the purpose and aim of ablution cleanliness after all?
John 14:16 (New International Version) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever- (New American Standard Bible) "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
Zakir naik is the besr among the world ,I'm a Hindu earlier but after listening to ZN I have learnt a lot about God and his messengers by reading the scriptures. My life has become more peaceful than ever and I urge all people to read scriptures whether it be bible or quran and know the things about almighty God .For your convenience I paste the bibble wording referring to the upcoming prophet. John 16:7 (New International Version) But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (New American Standard Bible) "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. John 16:12 (New International Version) "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. (New American Standard Bible) "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [them] now. John 16:13 (New International Version) But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. (New American Standard Bible) "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:14 (New International Version) He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. (New American Standard Bible) "He shall glorify Me; for He shall take of Mine, and shall disclose [it] to you.
The prayer can last 3-5 minutes. So overall, 15-25 minutes. So, the number of times you pray does not reflect how much time you dedicate to prayer each day. So the argument does not stand alone.
As-salamu alaykum, I just checked several verses in the Quran that speaks about salaat. After checking these verses, it clearly speaks of only 3 times: 11:14 And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember. 17:78 Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed. 20:130 So be patient over what they say and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied. 30:17 So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning. 30:18 And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon. It seems to me that Hadith is haram because it serves as a guidance other than the Holy Quran itself. The Hadith, by definition, is a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims 'APART' from the Quran. These are man-made accounts, for all we know! This is very dangerous and misleading to all peoples; we must refer to the Quran ONLY. It is fully detailed and is complete. It is the full message from the One and Only Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him. 6:38 And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered. 6:114 [Say], "Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?" And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters. 6:115 And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing. 12:111 There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe. 16:89 And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves. And We will bring you, [O Muhammad], as a witness over your nation. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.
first wa alekm al salam 2nd then why did mohammed pray 5 times a day 2nd go check it more the verse 11:14 is And if they do not respond to you - then know that the Qur'an was revealed with the knowledge of Allah and that there is no deity except Him. Then, would you [not] be Muslims?
yes, because we humans and jinns unlike the angels have been given free choice to do good and bad so if we dont reprogramme and do scan disk we might be diverted to do bad as well...angels are special because they have been Preprogrammed by God to do only GOOD and obey God without free choice..
Good evening Dr. Naik sir. Is it necessary to use loudspeakers during namaz time? Is it good to disturb other people ,does kuran say to use loudspeakers?
+Islamic Research Foundation, kindly bring him to Notice that, his reference of Surah Maidah verse number 5 is wrong , that verse doesn't talk about ablution rather it talks about what is lawful and what is not? Regards.
It was obvious that question the audience member asked Dr Naik was set up in advance, giving the appearance that Dr. Naik is knowledgeable about Christianity, Catholicism and Islam...but if you have the truth, you wouldn't have to use deception. Notice in the long answer Dr. Naik gave the man only spoke of self righteousness and only spoke of a physical submission to God... he glorified Islam above Catholics and Christians as they are told to worship 5 times a day...but this only shows how carnal Islam is...because the bible says that God could cause stones to become the sons of Abraham and worship Him...in other words true submission is not done in any physical act, no matter how pius it may seem, true submission to God is done in the heart with ones spiritual submission... I find this ironic, because Muslims are always saying their prophet Muhammad said in the quran that "their is no compulsion in religion" Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things - Yusuf Ali Quran 2:256 Let's give Muhammad the benefit of doubt and if what he said is true, and their is no compulsion in religion, then surely their is no compulsion in worship either, but yet he commands all muslims to bow in submission before Allah 5 times daily! In sharia law countries their are minarets, which plays music so all in its area know to publicly bow towards the kaba in the east...if one does not do so, he/she is publicly whipped (punished)...A person could easily fake a physical submission, even more so if its done out of fear of punishment... The Bible says (regarding God and His worshippers) JOHN 4:23 - "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him". The same could be said about giving as it follows the same principles...the Bible says give out of a cheerful heart and not obligaiton 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7 - "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful give". which means, you can give out of obligation, but your heart is far from it...then it is not seen in the eyes of God as a good thing or a righteous thing...the same could be said about worship. ISAIAH 29:13 - "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men". When its all said and done it is not a stretch to say some or a lot of Muslims worship 5 times daily or give alms out of compulsion, a mandate or out of fear..., because if your heart is not in it neither is God. Since man cannot judge or see into the hearts of men he is only able to make someone to physically submit to Allah but doesn't care about the heart, just the illusion. I encourage all muslims and otherwise, God's view of true worship in contrast to man's mandate of worship. The Islamic call for all muslims to bow towards mecca, the kaba and to the east is spoken about in the book of: DANIEL 4:5-6 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. As verse 6 says, those who did not bow to the king's Image upon hearing the sound of music were killed...muslims are compelled to worship as the Babylonians and all its surrounding people in their day, from then till now. put all your customs aside and ask yourself is Islam from God? Jesus loves all, Arabs, Jews and gentiles alike and He is calling all unto himself to be saved!!!
Did Adam(as) pray 5times a day? And Why did allah give mankind the instructions to pray 5 times a day since the Quran/hadith which was only 1400 years ago?
They have to do it five times a day. Anything less, will cause the flatulence to build up to a breaking point. That posture too is excellent to break the wind. Have some consideration to one standing or sitting behind you.
I read prophet Muhammad went to heaven on an animal named buraq whose head was of a female, tail was of a peacock and body was of a donkey 🤣 when he reached there god told him to command humans to pray 50 times a day but when he met Moses , Moses told Muhammad that people of your 'nation' would not be able to pray 50 times so go and ask him to lighten it up so god lightened it up to 5.
Gud day, everyone , don't conferred the bible yo the quran bcoz muzlim are accepted to says bible in quran allah kareem, allah bless to us! !!! Thank you to our commitment to us....
my question is, when namaz was first attained? how muslims were used to pray when mohammed (peace be upon him) was not born, what ayyat was read by muslims , how kalma was read ?..... please somebody reply.
Why Muslim pray five 5 times a day while other Religions pray less? They got flatulence to a breaking point; anything less, will leave them half flatulent.
Muhammad never authorized five daily prayers. They were introduced through hadith written 200 years after his time. Hadith writers took from Zoroastrianism and attached it to a story they made up about the prophet. Look at some of the similarities between the Zoroastrian’s prayer times and the false sects of so-called Islam. Names were slightly changed but the basic concepts are there. Hadithic prayer times are near dawn (fajr), just after noon (dhuhr), in the afternoon (asr), just after sunset (maghrib) and around nightfall (isha’a).
Allah is a title not a name. Chanting repetitively 5 times times a day is not prayer and even if it was god would not accept a repetitive prayer that wouldn't mean anything to him after saying it a few times.
five times a day that muslims are not forced to some dont pray 5 times a day some dont cuz they are lazy for a thing to be accepted you have to have intentions to do it if you had intentions to pray today all prayers and you suddenly got sick or somethign really important happened you dont have to pray if it was a long term sickness or things that makes you weak and barely moves you understand things from a diffrent angel and you should know that angels could make things very diffrent as i saw from a video with 3 angels 1st he looked like he was passing the way befor the train 2nd he looked like he was going to steal from a woman and it turns out that he was saving a woman from something gonna heppen
There is no limit on prayers. I've been brought up around Muslims and I've noticed you pray for show, opening you're curtains to show people how you're apparently being a good Muslim because you're praying. Praying in the most inconvenient places, queues, shops, on the street for attention. This what Matthew 6 verse 1-8 says. “Take care not to practice your righteousness in front of men to be noticed by them; otherwise you will have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens. 2 So when you make gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But you, when making gifts of mercy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gifts of mercy may be in secret. Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you. 5 “Also, when you pray, do not act like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your private room and, after shutting your door, pray to your Father who is in secret. Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you. 7 When praying, do not say the same things over and over again as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. 8 So do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him. Muslims do things for praise from men, are materially driven and take any chance to show off their means of life. They also deal in politics even they know the government's are run by Satan, they aren't unified in their teachings and people there is no way this religion is the true one.
@@ripu2bits brother,,,did you read your own words before you typed that!!! Read,,,read,,,read,,,Each of do sin differently i mean everyone is fighting there own demons,,,you felt what your neighbors was doing was wrong,,,why you did not say anything,,,instead you run tell FB,,, for a meatless like,,,the world has become a soap bopera a stage for all unpaid performers,,,,,,,,,,who will pay later as they learn of there beginning,,,All prise be not to late for the borrowed soul that will go fourth for his lord,,,,your,mine,everyone Attention needs a audience to be,,, Followers need a leader & leaders need more leaders,,,which are you! According to your comment obvious may I hope I'm wrong,,,see how easy your bad energy your demands rub off🤔thru a comment May rest of your journey you find Allah(swt The most merciful most gracious before your end,,,, which our purpose here is so obvious,,,you can see the adaptions of this world & its illusions,,,,,,,,,,,playing out right now,,,,unless your lost,,,sheep talking I'm god,,no god Like create something so something cant do squat fo campare,,,,You the human body,,,all living things,,,outta mans hand your a walking example,,,,study yourself first before studying others,,,,a well known saying,,,,, May peace be with you!
bro which ones are not matches i have many of his qt for ex John ch 16-12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. If y are true + u have to follow Jesus commandments. hope d qs.
You said it!! God looks at one's heart. And your actions are an indication of what is really in your heart. You can cover up with all these talks but it is all useless- SELF DECEPTION!
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Why you give wrong advice to all people it makes bad impression for the future ones and all god are one it is not compulsory that you read five time or 10 time any of granth and all it is only our manyata and all we all are one it is view of very small child
muhamad took the 5 times prayers from the pagans at that time. just like he copied the way of the prayer. standing up, kneeling down and head on the floor was the pagan's way of praying. Thats why muslims pray 5 times a day. he also took the ramadan from the pagans. quran mentions during the ramadan at the time of the pagans more than once. so much for quran is from GOD.
Islam prays 5 times a day because it is an Orthodox christian invention that muslims have taken and now claim as there own. Christians were praying 5 times a day for 7 centuries before the Islam existed.. The first time prayer 5 times a day appears is in the apostolic tradition of Hippolytus written in the year 210AD. Where he describes how each christian, during the course of the day, stops and prays 5 times. This custom he says "we receive from the apostles", an apostolic tradition-Paradosis Apostoliki. ..............Kurie Eleison, God have mercy on us all.
This might be true. Christians may have got commandments to pray for five times but we muslims did surely also got commandments to pray five times, so this is why we offer prayers five times a day still.... But whats the point of saying that muslims taken the tradition and claimed as our own?? When you christians did received commandments from God and we muslims also.. We do believe that God gave commandments to Christians then same God also gave commandments to muslims to pray five times..
+DANNY KIM you idiot. this is 2016. not bible day. that is why we have suicidal bombings because you do not only speak on making the mind, body and soul pure and holy.
naik just says and quotes what ever comes to his mind. he has a way of decieving his followers. If you look up all the verses he quotes very fast to make an impression. you will see that most of them do not match what he is quoting. TRY IT. he lies and makes up stuff to make you believe.
Muslims pray 5 times a day to a meteor in Mecca, because Allah is the moon god of the Persians and the moon gods followers were required to not only pray 5 times a day, but they were required to go to mecca at least once in their lives and walk around the meteor quoting prayers and kiss the meteor (Hajj) Don't ever let a muslim try to make you believe Allah is the same God as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph. Read their history, learn the truth so you won't be fooled.
When my endurance[c] was weakening, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple." Jonah 2:7 Did Jonah (pbuh) worship the temple, go and ask priest he should tell you why Jonah (pbuh) prayers goes to the temple of God.
***** Yes, the Black Stone in the corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, all followers of the pedophile Mohammed face and pray to 5 times a day. The same stone thrown down from heaven by the Arabs Moon God they worshipped for a thousand years before Mohammed was born. worldnewsdailyreport.com/saudi-arabia-black-stone-of-mecca-revealed-to-be-a-meteorite/ It's why the Hebrew Bible predicted a "false prophet, that will deceive many" in Daniel 11:37 "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all."
+M Esmail Ok tell me. I know the name of God, it's Yahweh or Jehova. What is the name of the god of Islam ? It's not Allah, that only mean "the god" so what is the name of the god of islam ???
what day of judgement? do you know something I don't know? you are telling us that we are doomed if we don't lay on the ground for some old dude that made up rap music, cause he wanted to try to be as cool as jesus Christ super star? ... fuck that. religion belongs at home, alone, under ur bed with the lights off where u wont offend no one.
+Phil Zion holy spirit was already their before Jesus Christ and the comforter to come it was necessary that Jesus should depart from world.you should read your Bible properly...
dante vergil first of all jesus is god, so nothing exist before him, secondly holy spirit was there ,but it was not given to all them, holy spirit was given to the first believers on the day of pentecost, i read my bible brother, i suggest you also to read, if you want i can send one
Phil Zion JESUS is not god...I respect him a lot.He was one of the greatest human to walk on earth.He never claimed to be god in the bible but instead prayed and seek help from his lord.This trinity is all theory.I follow jesus more than you people and i love him more than you people.If you think bible is the word of GOD then you are wrong .It used to be word of god but now it has been fully altered and you know it.There are different versions of it that differ from each other and you can check it.
you people always says this to deceive people(bible has been altered), that's why i started reading Aramic bible, i dint find much difference. read the bible for yourself and you ll know the truth
than why are islamic country's full of terror and chaos and are muslim people in misery there... is allah not hearing you or is he just trolling or is believing in a god something from 2000 year ago when people also were convinced the earth was flat ?
isnt america in a horror? isnt every place in the world suffering from somethign natural causes like stoms tornadoes and other thing isnt america has alot of rape in it and give me proofs we are living horror in muslim countries why do you say muslim people muslims could be living every where and god tests people with sickness poorness or even being rich and other stuff if the man-woman be patient about it he\she will be rewarded with thei gooddeeds
You pray 5 time or 10 times or 100 times or 1 times, it doesn't matter. God never says pray 5 times and i will be happy and gives you everything. The most important thing what is in you mind and heart, if is there any evil sitting inside and who is thinking of killing some one else in the name of religion or becoming in tolerance to other people or forcing his ideas on others by telling lies, then your prayer is useless, terrorist also pray 5 times but god will never forgive them for their work
Yes I would like to know why Muslims pray 5 times a day to a pagan Idol that is inside the Kabah. Mohammed should have destroyed it with the rest of the Idols anyone know why he didnt he was advised to so, but didnt why????? Now I dont want a Holly War on my head its only a question.
the Kaabah was initially the spot where Adam pbuh first bowed in prayer to god...Abraham pbuh came and restored the place again after many years,,..however through the years that spot had been turned into idol worship temple by those who strayed away from God, ...Muhammad pbuh came and destroyed the idols and restored the spot back to Monotheism worship..
salaah is meditation,a time to get out of day to day routines,to leave work for some time and go in the kingdom of God,its the time where you forget everything and feel relieved of stress.salaah is when u stand before God and praise Him,thank Him for everything He has granted me.
The prayers mentioned by name in the Quran are:
1- Salat Al-Fajr (Dawn Prayer)24:58
2- Salat Al-Isha (Night Prayer)24:58
3- Al-Salat Al-Wusta (The Middle Prayer) 2:238.
However, 99% of all Muslims in the world claim that God decreed 5 daily prayers.
Their 5 salat are: Fajr - Zhohr - Asr - Maghrib - Isha.
They changed the name of the Salat Al-Wusta (The Middle Prayer) to Salat Al-Zhohr, and they added 2 salat which are the Asr and Maghrib.
The question is: If the prescribed prayers are indeed five per day, why does the Quran have only three named salat? To research this issue we present the following points:
First: Why are there only three named salat in the Quran?
If it is true that God authorized 5 obligatory salat per day, then we must inquire as to why there are only 3 names of salat given in the Quran?
The following explanations and their merits are put forward:
1- The names of the other salat are not in the Quran because the Quran does not contain all the details. This is a false claim because God tells us in 6:114 that the book is fully detailed and in 6:38 that nothing has been left out of the book:
“Shall I seek other than God as a source of law when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?” 6:114
“We did not leave anything out of the book” 6:38
2- God forgot to mention the other two names of salat! This option is also false, God does not forget:
“He said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord never errs, nor does He forget." 20:52
3- God did not mention the names of the other 2 salat because they are not important. If the salat were not important they would not be compulsory, and as a result, to claim that there are five compulsory prayers becomes a false claim.
4- God did not mention the names of the other 2 prayers because God wants us to guess them! Once again this is false, the Quran is unambiguous and is not a book of puzzles:
"A.L.R. These are the signs of the clear book" 12:1
"We have made it (the Quran) easy to understand and in your own tongue (language) may you take heed." 44:58
5- God does not mention the names of the other 2 salat because God they can be found in the hadith. This is a false claim since we are commanded not to uphold any source of law other than the Quran (6:114, 7:3 and 5:48). We are also commanded specifically not to believe any hadith other than the Quran:
“These are God's revelations which we recite to you truthfully. In which Hadith other than God and His revelations do they believe?” 45:6
The fact that God deliberately used the words “in which hadith” are very significant.
6- God does not mention the names of all the salat since they came to us through inherited rituals, and because God wants us to follow what we inherited from our parents even if it is not found in the Quran! Once again a claim that violates the Quran. In the Quran we are commanded not to follow what we inherited from our parents if it is not clearly found in the Quran:
“And when they are told, "Follow what God has revealed (Quran)," they say, "We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if their parents did not understand, and were not guided?” 2:170
7- God does not mention the names of the other 2 prayers, because there are no other 2 prayers according to the law of the Quran.
The genuine believers who believe that the Quran contains all the details, with no ifs or buts, will not accept any option other than option 7.
Second: Does the Quran give the exact times for each salat?
God tells us that the time of each prayer is precisely given in the Quran "kitaban mawqootan" 4:103. The word "kitaban" which means 'book' refers to the Quran, or to 'that which is written', and the word "mawqootan" means specifically timed. The deliberate use of these two words by God confirms that the precise appointed time for each of the prayers is given in the Quran. Once again this conforms to the fact that the Quran contains all the details.
The exact times of the three salat are given in the Quran and they are as follows:
The Fajr (Dawn) Prayer (mentioned by name in 24:58)
This prayer starts when fajr (dawn) starts. The start of fajr is given in 2:187. It starts when the first thin ray of light is observed in the sky. The words in 2:187 are: "until the white thread becomes distinguishable to you from the dark thread at dawn." The prayer ends at sunrise as will be explained in more details below.
The Isha (Night) Prayer (mentioned by name in 24:58)
The night prayer corresponds to the other end of the day. It is the mirror image of the fajr salat. This prayer starts at sunset and ends when all light has disappeared from the night sky.
The Wusta (Middle) Prayer (mentioned by name in 2:238)
The middle or 'Wusta' prayer starts when the sun starts to decline from its highest point in the sky (dulook al-shams), which is at noon, and ends at sunset as detailed below.
Third: The detailed times for each salat
The exact times of the Dawn (fajr) prayer and Evening (Isha) prayers are given in the following verse:
"You shall observe the Salat at the two ends of the day; and during the near parts of the night." 11:114
Traditionally, this verse has been interpreted to be speaking of three prayers: two Salat at the ends of the day plus an additional salat during the night, a total of 3 salat.
However, this is a clear mis-understanding. This verse in fact speaks of only two prayers. This will be apparent once we establish the true meaning of key words in 11:114.
1- The "ends of the day" are sunrise and sunset. A command to observe the salat at the two ends of the day is insufficient in giving us the time range for the salat in question. This is because sunrise and sunset (the two ends of the day) are events that take less than 2 minutes to be completed. Surely God does not expect all believers to observe the salat during this very brief time! It is only with the addition of the words "wa zulufan min al-layl" in the same verse that we are given a time range as to when these two salat are to be observed.
2- Some interpreters, have claimed that we can observe the Salat around the two points and not only during the actual sunrise/sunset, but this is equally unacceptable. This interpretation gives rise to a new valid question: When exactly would the 'around the two points' be? Would it be before sunrise (and sunset) or after sunrise (sunset)? It is obvious that we would be left without any clues as to when exactly to observe these two Salat. However, the phrase 'zulufann min al-layl' gives us the exact timing of these two salat.
3- There has been a number of interpretations for the words 'zulufann min al-layl'. The most commonly used are (parts of the night) or (during the night) or (some parts of the night). However, none of these interpretations are accurate nor in line with the Quranic use of the word "zulufann" as will be shown.
The root of the word "zulufann" is "Zulfa". The word "Zulfa" is used in the Quran to mean near or close as in:
"….. those who set up allies beside him, "We only idolize them so that they may bring us ‘zulfa’ (close) to God!" " 39:3
As a result, the phrase "zulufann min al-layl" means the near parts of the night. The obvious question is: near to what? Nothing can be described as 'near' in absolute terms. The word 'near' can only have a meaning when we have a reference point to which this thing is near to. For example, we cannot say "my house is near" nor "the chair is near"! These phrase on their own do not have any meaning, but we can say "my house is near the school" and "the chair is near the table". So now we have to read 11:114 again and see what does God mean by 'near parts of the night', or in other words, near to what? The only other reference points given in 11:114 are the "ends of the day", which are sunrise and sunset. As a result, the words "zulufann min al-layl" can only mean the parts of the night which are near to sunrise and sunset.
With the knowledge that anytime between sunset and sunrise is defined as night in the Quran (details at: Definition of Night in the Quran) it becomes clear that the part of the night which is near sunrise is the time of Fajr (dawn), this is the hour or so before sunrise when there is some light in the sky. Similarly the part of the night which is near to sunset is Isha (night), this is the hour or so after sunset when there is light in the sky.
As a result, 11:114 speaks of two salat only, and God is giving us in 11:114 the range of two salat. The range for the two salat are the parts of the night which are just before sunrise and immediately after sunset.
Perhaps the word "wa", which means 'and', which is placed before the phrase 'zulufann min al-layl' is the word that was the main subject of misinterpretation. Many have understood the word 'wa' to mean (and an additional Salat), however, the word 'wa' simply links the two ends of the day, with the adjacent parts of the night, to give the time range of the two salat.
The two Salat at the ends of the day that are spoken of in 11:114 are given specific names in the Quran. They are Salat Al-Fajr (Dawn Prayer) and Salat Al-Isha (Night Prayer).
Not surprisingly, the times of "fajr" and "esha" are defined in Arabic dictionaries as the times before sunrise and after sunset respectively.
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Now we come to the third Salat mentioned in the Quran, which is Al-Salat Al-Wusta (2:238). The timing of this salat is given in the following verse:
"You shall observe the Salat from the 'duluk' of the sun (when the sun declines from its highest point) up until the 'ghasaq al-layl' (the darkness of the night)" 17:78
The word "Wusta" (2:238) is a derivative of the word 'Wasat' which means middle. Therefore the words "Al-Salat Al-Wusta" mean 'The Middle Prayer'. The word middle (wusta) in 2:238 cannot have a meaning in an absolute sense. To be described as 'middle' must be in reference to two other points. The only other reference points given in the Quran in connection to salat are sunrise and sunset (the ends of the day in 11:114). Thus the middle salat starts when the sun has travelled exactly half way between sunrise and sunset. This is at midday.
The exact time for the Middle prayer (Salat Al-Wusta), which is given in 17:78, is from the moment the sun begins its descent from its highest point at midday (duluk al shams) until the darkness of the night starts (ghasaq al-layl).
The darkness itself starts about an hour or so before sunset, but the time before sunset is still part of the day, but since God said: "the darkness of the night" it must be the beginning of the darkness but also part of the night. This would be as soon as the sun sets, for then the darkness is setting in and it is also part of the night. Had God only said "until the darkness" this would have meant a time before sunset when the sun is still up but darkness is starting to creep in.
It must also be mentioned that some scholars have interpreted the words "until the darkness of the night" to mean when it is totally dark! But this is not correct, to demonstrate the correct meaning, consider the following example which outlines some basic logic:
If a man is told: Walk till you get to the sea then start swimming.
Does this mean that the man should swim when he gets to the beginning of the sea, when he gets to the middle of the sea or when he gets to the end of the sea? Naturally it means when he gets to the very beginning of the sea.
In the same way, if God says: "until the darkness of the night" it means until the very beginning of the darkness and as mentioned, when it is also night time.
So to sum up, the time to observe the Wusta Salat is any time between noon and sunset.
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As we have seen, not only do we only have three names of prayers in the Quran, we also have three defined times for prayer in the Quran. Those who follow five prayers a day cannot find names of more than three salat in the book, nor can they find defined times for their five prayers in the Quran. All their information comes from sources outside the Quran. They do that because they claim that the Quran does not have all the details. And by doing so, they demonstrate their disbelief in God's assurances that the Quran is fully detailed (6:114) and that nothing has been left out of the book (6:38)!
Fourth: The usual manipulations
Since there are only three named salat in the Quran, the advocates of the five salat have tried to manipulate a number of Quranic words to enforce their non Quranic five salat tradition. The following are some of their manipulations:
- Some have claimed that the word 'zahira' in 24:58 refers to the salat which they call by the same name. The advocates of the 5 prayers have tried to manipulate this word in 24:58 so as to authorise a salat called 'zohr'. But If we look at verse 24:58, we note that the word 'salat' is related only to 2 Salats (Fajr and Esha), and we also note that God only speaks of the 'time of day' (not salat name) which God calls Zahira (zohr). If there is a Salat called Salat Al-Zohr, wouldn't we expect to see the words 'salat Al-Zahira/Zohr' in 24:58, just like God mentions Salat Al-Fajr and Salat Al-Esha in the same verse by their name? The time of 'zahira' spoken of in 24:58 is a time which God reserves for privacy as the words in 24:58 explain, and is not a name for a salat.
- Some have also tried to manipulate various Quranic verses which speak of the time of 'Asr' (afternoon) such as 103:1, but once again when we read 103:1 we do not see any mention of the word salat. Asr is merely a time of the day which God refers to. The Quran also speaks of other times of the day such as 'duha' (morning) in 93:1, but once again this is not a reference to a salat by that name. The concept of salat is not mentioned directly or indirectly in any of these verses.
- Yet another case of manipulation is by those who have tried to change the meaning of the Quranic word 'tasbeeh' (glorification) to indicate salat. The Quran invites us to glorify God at various times of the day (3:41, 20:130, 50:39). The act of 'tasbeeh' is different from the act of salat. Tasbeeh (glorifying God) can be done at any time and has no pre-requisites, but salat has specific times of the day and can only be done according to specific rules such as ablution, facing qibla .. etc.
Fifth: The sun given as the timer
Many centuries ago in the old days, people did not have printed lists of times of prayers and astronomical charts, etc. They could not do like we do now, turn on the radio or TV or obtain a Prayer Timetable. However, God must have given a means to determine the times of prayers even for those early communities who did not have the facilities we have today. God must have given them a natural means of determining the times of the prayers.
All the three salat are timed in reference to the movement of the sun in our sky. This is a natural method which can be applied by all people and long before the human devised the sophisticated astronomical charts.
As long as there is any light in the sky (before sunrise and after sunset) we know it is the time for Fajr and Isha respectively.
With the Salat Al-Wusta it is also very easy. When we see no shadow below us when we stand, we know that this is when the sun is highest in the sky. When we start to see the smallest shadow, this is the beginning of the salat al-wusta, it ends when the sun sets. It cannot be easier!
Sixth: The issue of the 'raka'
Finally we come to the issue of how many raka to be observed in each Salat.
The cycle of standing, bowing and prostrating is traditionally called a 'raka'. According to Quranic law, God did not specify any specific number of raka to be observed in the Salat. More important, the word raka does not appear anywhere in the Quran, so we must discard it and only think in terms of standing, bowing and prostrating while commemorating God alone.
The advocates of the 5 prayers claim that the number of raka to be observed during each of the 5 prayers is 24434 respectively. In other words, 2 raka's at fajr, then 4 raka during their 'zohr' prayer, and so on.
For a start, and since there are only three Salat decreed by God for the believers, then this 24434 format is false.
A different group who also advocate the 5 prayer format have come up with some calculations based on the number 19 to claim that the 24434 format has been preserved since Abraham.
These calculations have been proven to be coincidental and thus cannot be considered in any way as divine signs. For more details on this matter, please check the following page: The code 19 and the 24434 format
Some other scholars have claimed that the minimum number of Raka during any prayer must be two. They base their claim on the Quranic concession to shorten the Salat at times of war (4:101). They state that if we are given indication to shorten the Salat, then it must be at least two Raka, that is because it is not feasible to shorten the salat if it were made of just one Raka!
The error in this interpretation is double edged:
1- It is based on a non Quranic concept which is the raka.
2- It is also in error because the Quranic concession to shorten the salat is time related, it is not related to the raka frequency. As mentioned, the concept of 'raka' is not a Quranic concept. The Quran speaks of standing, bowing and prostration without any time or frequency restrictions, which allows us to spend the time we wish in any of these positions. In other words, one can spend one minute in the standing position or ten minutes. One could read the Al-Fatiha (The Key) once or ten times. Equally one may praise God during prostration three times or 20 times. One could prostrate once or five times, and so on.
If we add the fact that different people exercise different speeds in uttering their prayers, then we are once again compelled to accept that shortening the salat is related to the overall time we give to the Salat and not to the number of raka's.
The concession to shorten the Salat given in 4:101 is thus a time related one. God is telling us if you normally spend (as an example) 10 minutes in your Salat, you may spend 2 or 3 minutes when you are at war.
Apart from the fixed one month decreed for fasting, we find that none of the other Islamic practices and rituals have been given a fixed frequency in the Quran, and for a great wisdom too. For more details please see: The Missing Frequencies
In accordance to 6:114 we must accept the Quran as the only source of law:
"Shall I seek other than God as a source of law, when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?" 6:114
God asserts that the Quran is fully detailed and contains everything for our salvation:
"We did not leave anything out of the book" 6:38
"We have brought the book down to you to provide explanations for all things" 16:89
"......He has brought down to you this book fully detailed" 6:114
In spite of these clear Quranic words, it is sad that most Muslims still claim that the Quran does not include everything and that the Quran alone is insufficient. They are arrogantly arguing against God just as God describes them in the verse:
"We have cited in this Quran every example for the people, yet the human being is most argumentative." 18:54
They will say that the Quran speaks of the headlines only and that the details are to be found only in the hadith!
Note the words "all things" in 16:89 means all matters, big and small alike. The words "fully detailed" in 6:114 simply means that the Quran contains all the details. It is necessary here to explain exactly what is meant by saying that the Quran contains all the details. The followers of hadith claim that the hadith contains many details that are not to be found in the Quran. This is quite true, however the absence of these details from the Quran is not because the Quran is not fully detailed, but because these details were never decreed by God. The Quran contains all the details that are sanctioned by God and for which we will be held accountable to. The followers of hadith have a wide collection of books which they highly cherish and which contain all sorts of ridiculous details to say the least. The following verse includes a mockery and a warning against such acts of idolatry:
"Or do you have some book in which you are studying? Do you have in it whatever you choose?" 68:37-38
Consequently, and in accordance with 6:114 and other similar verses, all guidance will be derived from the Quran and nothing else.
Salat Positions
The Quran gives us the three positions to be observed during the Salat. These are Standing, Bowing and Prostrating. The Salat starts in the standing position:
"You shall maintain the Salawaat and the Salat Al-Wusta, and stand devoutly before God." 2:238
"So the angels called him while he was standing praying in the sanctuary: "God gives you news of John; confirming a word from God, a master, moral, and a righteous prophet." 3:39
"And if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons. Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons." 4:102
All the above three verses indicate the standing position. Verse 4:102 in particular indicates that the Salat starts in the standing position.
The words: "if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons" indicate the beginning of the salat, that is because it is not feasible to say that the group of believers would join the salat in its middle or near its end! Consequently the words "let a group of them stand with you" indicate that the salat starts in the standing position.
Submission to God should be declared physically and symbolically by first bowing down and prostrating:
"We appointed Abraham to establish the Shrine: "You shall not idolize any other god beside Me, and purify My shrine for those who visit it, those who live near it, and those who bow and prostrate" 22:26
"Muhammad-the messenger of God, and those with him are harsh and stern against the disbelievers, but kind and compassionate amongst themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating, as they seek God's blessings and approval" 48:29
The greater majority of Quranic verses speak of bowing and prostrating in that order. This seems the logical progression from the standing position, i.e. standing then bowing then prostrating.
The Salat ends with prostration:
" ...... Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons." 4:102
The words "once they have prostrated" indicate clearly that prostration marks the end of the Salat, after which a new group comes to observe their Salat in the place of the first group. There is no mention in 4:102, or anywhere else in the Quran, that the believers should follow prostration by standing once again and repeating the cycle.
These three Quranic physical movements (standing, bowing and prostrating) are not required at the times of emergencies, fear, and unusual circumstances (2:239).
"If you are in a state of fear, then while walking or riding, then once you are safe, you shall commemorate God as He taught you what you previously did not know." 2:239
Salat Words
With regards to the words spoken during the Salat, and remembering that the purpose of the Salat is to commemorate and glorify the name of God alone, we find guidance in the Quran with respect to the following matters:
First : All the words of the Salat should be from the Quran.
Second : Specific Quranic phrases are to be spoken during the Salat.
First : The words of the Salat should be from the Quran.
1- "Recite what is has been inspired to you of your Lord's book. There is no changing to His words and you will not find any refuge besides Him." 18:27
This verse does not specify any one activity, as a result reciting Quranic words can be done at all times including while we are worshipping God through Salat.
2- "You shall recite what is revealed to you of the book and observe the Salat." 29:45
This verse speaks of two activities, the recitation of the Quran and also the Salat. The fact that God speaks of the two activities in the same verse provides us with good advice to use the Quran during our Salat.
3- "They are not all the same; among the people of the book are an upright nation, they recite God's revelations during the night while they prostrate." 3:113
This verse goes one step further, it speaks of the righteous and how they recite the scripture while prostrating. As we know prostrating is one of the acts of Salat, and therefore there is a stronger indication here that the words recited during the Salat must be from the scripture (in our case the Quran).
4- In 20:14 we are told that the salat is observed for the purpose of commemorating (zhikr) God:
"I am God, there is no god but Me, therefore you shall worship Me and observe the Salat to commemorate Me." 20:14
We see the same word, "zhikr" of God mentioned in the following verse:
" ...... and when you mention your Lord in the Quran alone, they turn their backs and run away in aversion." 17:46
(p.s. the word "zhikr" is the noun and the word "zhakart" is the verb)
17:46 tells us that the true believers commemorate God by using the Quran alone. And since the commemoration of God is the sole purpose and core of our Salat (20:14) then it is must be said that all our commemoration of God in the Salat must be by using the Quran alone.
Perhaps the above verses (20:14 and 17:46) together provide the strongest verdict among the four verse above to indicate that the words of the Salat must be from the Quran alone.
Second : Which Quranic words to be recited during the Salat?
It must be mentioned here that except for words in items 2 and 6 (below) which are clearly mentioned in the Quran in connection to the Salat (17:111), the other items (below) are not by any means the only words to use in our Salat. We can say these words and also add to them if we wish other words from the Quran which glorify God.
Reciting the items below during Salat fulfils a number of objectives. Item 1 (the Fatihah) is the only sura in the Quran which comprises a prayer solely addressed to God. Items 3 and 4 are words which glorify God and which we are commanded by God to recite, so including them in the Salat or outside Salat is advisable, while as item 5 comprises the essence of monotheism so should be a declaration to utter at all times, so where better than during our Salat?
Before we commence the Salat we must seek refuge in God from the devil, the Arabic words are: "A'uzu b"Allah min Al-Shaytan Al-Rajeem", and in English we should say: I seek refuge in God from the rejected devil.
This is because during the Salat we would be reading Quranic words and we are told to seek refuge in God every time we read the Quran:
"When you read the Quran, you shall seek refuge in God from the rejected devil" 16:98
We are commanded in 6:162 to devote every word in our Salat to the name of God alone, and thus these words must be said before we start the Salat and not during the Salat.
1- Although there is no specific command to read the Key (Fatihah) in particular in the Salat, yet since it is the opening of the book and it comprises a call to God in all its words, then it is appropriate to read it in the opening of our Salat.
Bearing in mind that God informs us that He does not wish us any hardship in practicing our religion, thus it is sensible to read the relatively longer passages (such as the Key) in the standing position rather than the bowing or prostrating so that the ill and old would not over-burden their frail bodies. Consequently, the recitation of the Key (Al-Fatiha) in the standing position is what all Muslims do.
2- The phrase "Allahu Akbar" is uttered frequently during Salat in compliance with God's command to magnify Him as in 2:185 and 17:111.
3- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Azeem" (Praise my Lord the Great). This is in compliance with: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Great" 56:74. These words can be uttered at any time during the Salat, and preferably in all positions.
4- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Aala" (Praise my Lord the Most High). This is in compliance with: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" 87:1. These words can be uttered at any time during the Salat, and preferably in all positions.
Praising God is encouraged at all times and specifically after prostration:
"And during the night, you shall glorify Him and also after prostrating." 50:40
5- The Shahada (Testimony of Faith) is the first pillar of Islam and is a declaration of our monotheistic faith. The Shahada may be uttered at any stage in the Salat and any number of times:
The words of the Shahada are : Ash"hadu ana la illaha ila Allah" (I bear witness that there is no God other than God).
"God bears witness that there is no god but He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge." 3:18
6- In 17:111 we read the following words:
"Al-Hamdu l'Allah alazhee lam yattakhizha waladan, wa lam yakun lahu shareekun fee al mulk, wa lam yakun lahu waleyyon min al zhol"
These words translate to:
"Praise be to God who has never taken a son, nor does He did He ever have a partner in His kingship, nor did He ever have any ally out of weakness." 17:111
In 17:110 God commands us to use a moderate voice in our Salat, immediately after which God commands us:
"and say, "Praise be to God, who has never taken a son……."
The words "and say" at the beginning of verse 111 indicate that the subject is still the Salat (the subject of 110). This means that we are to utter these specific words during our Salat.
It is interesting to note that these 3 phrases have significant meanings:
a- "Praise be to God who has never taken a son"
These words purify us from the claim of the Christians who gave God a son (6:101).
b- "nor did He ever have a partner in His kingship"
These words purify us from the corrupt Muslims who made Muhammad a partner with God in everything they say or do (12:106).
c- "nor did He ever have an ally out of weakness"
These words purify us from the Jewish scholars who claim that God's hands are tied and thus He is not able to do certain things (5:64).
In effect, by uttering these words, and constantly being aware of the danger and corruption of these groups, we purify our souls and maintain the purity of our religion. These words must be uttered during our Salat.
To follow these words we should then magnify God frequently (Allah Akbar) ....
7- The "ending" of the Salat
Since the ending of the Salat conducted by almost all Muslims today does not conform to Quranic teachings, thus this issue will be given special analysis here.
The traditional ending spoken by most Muslims today is:
"Al-Salamu alaykum wa Rahmat Allah wa Barakatu". (Peace be upon you as well as God"s mercy and His blessings). This phrase is uttered twice at the conclusion of the Salat, once with the head turned to the right and once with the head turned to the left.
However, if we were to pause and consider the validity of saying these words at the end of the salat we would immediately be faced with the following questions:
A- Who are we addressing when we utter these words? Surely we cannot be addressing God because we cannot be saying to God, "may God's mercy and blessings be upon you"!
Some will say that these words are addressed to other fellow believers who are praying alongside us. But this excuse is false, simply because these words are spoken by believers even when they are praying all on their own!
Some others will say that these words are addressed to the two angels who are recording all our deeds, one of whom is on our right shoulder and one is on our left.
Here we must inquire why should we address the angels? After all, our Salat is not directed to them! The Quran makes the point very clear that every word in our Salat should be to God and nobody else:
"Say, "My Salat, my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted to God, the Lord of the worlds." 6:162 (also see 39:11 and 20:14)
To direct any words in our Salat to any other than God is indeed against the teachings of the Quran and must be totally rejected.
B- If these words are not directed to God and must thus be rejected, then what are the correct words to be uttered to end our Salat? As usual, God has once again shown us that the Quran offers explanations to all things (16:89). Indeed, God has given us in the Quran the exact words that should be uttered to end the Salat. These are found in the following verse:
"Those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord guides them by virtue of their faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the gardens of bliss. Their prayer therein is: "Be You glorified our god," their greeting therein is, "Peace," and the end of their prayer is: "Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds." 10:9-10
This verse speaks of the model believers who will be rewarded in the gardens of heaven. We are told about the last words in their prayers "Al-Hamdu l'Allah Rab Al-Alameen" (Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds). It makes perfect sense that we should follow their example (if we would like to end up in heaven too) and end our prayers in praise of Almighty God rather than bid farewell to the angels!
Summary of the Quranic words for Salat:
Before we start the salat we should say:
"A"uzu b"Allah min Al-Shaytan Al-Rajeem" (I seek refuge in God from the rejected devil" 16:98.
During our Salat we say the words below plus any other words we may choose from the Quran. We can repeat any of these words any number of times and we can say any of them during any of the three positions. The idea is to be spiritually free while we worship God.
1- Al-Fatiha (The Key)
2- "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) to be spoken frequently, 2:185 and 17:111.
3- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Azeem" (Praise my Lord the Great). 56:74
4- "Sobhan Rabi Al-Aala" (Praise my Lord the Most High). 87:1
5- The Shahada (Testimony): "Ash'hadu alla illaha ila Allah" (I bear witness that there is no God other than God). 3:18
6- "Al-Hamdu l'Allah alazhee lam yattakhizha waladan, wa lam yakun lahu shareekun fee al mulk, wa lam yakun lahu waleyyon min al zhol". (Praise be to God who has never begotten a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need an ally out of weakness). 17:111
7- The Salat ends with the words:
"Al-Hamdu l'Allah Rab Al-Alameen (Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds)" 10:10
As mentioned, the above words can be spoken in any of the three positions (standing, bowing and prostrating), and also repeated once or as many times as we wish.
It must also be made clear that apart from items 2 and 6 above, which we must utter in our Salat (17:111), all the others words are up to us to utter or to mix with other Quranic words which glorify God alone. Hence, there can be other equally correct words for Salat.
Different believers will have different Quranic words which they favour and which they will utter during their Salat and that is perfectly alright.
This issue is different during congregational prayer where the group of believers will follow the words spoken by the Imam who leads the prayer.
A selection of Quranic words
(which may also be recited during the Salat)
[2:255] God; there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Never does a moment of unawareness or slumber overtake Him. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Who is he who could intercede with Him, except with His permission? He knows their present and their future, and they do not attain any of His knowledge except as He wills. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them never burdens Him. He is the High, the Great.
[2:286] Our Lord, do not place on us a heavy burden as that which You placed on those before us. Our Lord do not place on us what we cannot bear and pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Master so support us against the disbelieving people.
[3:26] Say, "Our god: possessor of all sovereignty. You grant sovereignty to whomever You please, and You snatch sovereignty from whomever You please; and You grant dignity to whomever You please, and You commit to humiliation whomever You please. In Your hand are all good things. You are capable of all things.
[3:27] You merge the night into the day and merge the day into the night. You extract the living from the dead and extract the dead from the living and You provide for whom You please without count."
[4:77] Say, "The enjoyments of this world mean little, while the Hereafter is far better for those who revere God and you will not incur the least injustice."
[6:14] Say, "Shall I take other than God as an ally, the Initiator of the heavens and the earth and He feeds but is not fed?"
[6:164] Say, "Shall I seek other than God as a lord, when He is the Lord of all things?
[6:162-163] Say, "My Salat, my worship practices, my life and my death, are all devoted to God, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This is what I was commanded with, and I am the first to submit.
[9:51] Say, "Nothing will befall us, except what God has decreed for us. He is our Master. In God the believers shall trust."
[13:30] Say, "He is my Lord. There is no god but He. In Him I put my trust and it is Him whom I turn to."
[23:118] Say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful."
[34:36] Say, "My Lord expands the provision to whomever He wills, or restricts it, but most people do not know."
[34:50] Say, "If I go astray, I go astray because of my own shortcomings. And if I am guided, it is because of my Lord's inspiration. He is Hearer, Near."
[39:11] Say, "I have been commanded to worship God, devoting the religion purely to Him alone.”
[39:14] Say, "God is the One I worship, devoting my religion purely to Him alone.”
[39:46] Say, "Our god, Initiator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants regarding what they disputed in."
[112:1] Say, "He is God, He is One.
[112:2] God, the Absolute.
[112:3] He begets not, nor was He begotten.
[112:4] And none is akin to Him."
[113:1] Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak
[113:2] from the evil of what He has created.
[113:3] and from the evil of darkness as it falls
[113:4] and from the evil of the women blowing in knots
[113:5] and from the evil of the envious one when he envies."
[114:1] Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the people.
[114:2] The King of the people.
[114:3] The god of the people
[114:4] from the evil of the sneaky whisperer
[114:5] who whispers into the chests of the people,
[114:6] be they of the jinn, or the people."
How many raka?
Traditional Muslims conduct their Salat in units which they call ‘raka’. One raka is a cycle of standing, bowing and prostrating. They also follow a strict format for the Salat which is 24434. This means that the first of their Salat (Fajr) has 2 raka, the second of their Salat (Zhohr) has 4 raka and so on. We don’t find this format, nor any other format, in the Quran. In addition, the word raka itself is not found in the Quran.
The Quran gives us the following assurances:
"Should I seek other than God as a source of law when He has brought down to you this book fully detailed?" 6:114
" .... nothing has been left out of the book" 6:38
Many who doubt God’s assurance that the Quran has all the details (6:114) and that nothing has been left out of the book (6:38) always pose the following question:
“If the Quran has all the details as you claim, then can you show me where do we find the number of raka in the Quran?”
To start, the fact that the Quran has all the details is not a claim which we make, but an assurance given by God in the Quran. What they do not realise is that their question (above) endorses a clear admission that they do not believe 6:114 and 6:38!
Indeed the Quran does not have any number of raka, but it is not because the Quran does not have all the details, but because the concept of raka itself is not authorised by God.
The Quranic Salat is simply made up of standing, bowing then prostrating in that order. This means that as soon as prostration is made, the Salat is complete.
To observe one sequence of standing, bowing and prostrating does not mean that the Salat will be reduced to a very short time either! Not at all, those who observe Salat are free to spend as much or as little time in each of the three positions. One can stand in prayer for two minutes, twenty minutes or for any duration of time. The same can be said of bowing and prostrating.
Some have also suggested that in 4:101 God gives us the concession to shorten our Salat at times of war or danger, as a result they claim that the Salat must be made up of at least 2 raka since it is not possible to shorten one raka!
Once again, the error in their interpretation is because they chose a starting point (number of raka) which is not a Quranic concept, thus their result is also un-Quranic.
Shortening the Salat is related to the overall time that is given to the Salat and not to the number of units (raka) observed. How can it be related to the number of units (raka) when the whole concept of raka is not Quranic?
What this means is that if we normally spend 10 or 15 minutes in our Salat, at times of war this can be shortened to only a few minutes. In all cases, the Salat would still be comprised of standing, bowing then prostrating.
In addition, we are given Quranic evidence in 4:102 that prostration marks the end of the Salat. The words in 4:102 which speak to the prophet (or to any leader of the Salat at times of war) say:
“And if you are among them and you lead the Salat for them, let a group of them stand with you and let them hold on to their weapons. Then once they have prostrated let them be positioned behind you and let another group, who have not yet observed the Salat, observe the Salat with you while remaining cautious and while holding on to their weapons.” 4:102
The words “once they have prostrated” are very clear and they indicate that as soon as any group has prostrated, this would mark the end of their Salat. Note that God never said that they should prostrate a number of times, nor did God say that they should stand and repeat the cycle. A clear Quranic proof that the Salat is complete after the first prostration.
Ablution
"O you who believe, when you rise to observe the Salat, you shall wash your faces and your arms to the elbows and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles." 5:6
This is the ablution that is decreed in the Quran. This consist of four simple steps:
1- Wash the face 2- Wash the arms to the elbows 3- Wipe the head 4- Wipe the feet to the ankles.
In spite of this very clear command in the Quran, the majority of Muslims today perform their ablution in a different way. The ablution they perform is taken from the "Sunna" (methodology of the prophet), they believe that this way of ablution was the way the prophet did his ablution. To the four steps prescribed in the Quran they add washing the hands to the wrists, the mouth, the nose, the ears, the neck.
They argue that since "cleanliness is part of a good belief" (as a famous "hadith" says), then the cleaner one is before the Salat the better. These additional measures that are not found in the Quranic ablution raise the following questions:
1- Is it conceivable that the prophet whom we are told in the Quran was a "fine example" for the believers, and who was blessed with receiving the Quran, and who was commanded by God to follow the Quran and nothing else (5:48), has in fact ignored the Quranic ablution and followed a different one?
2- Is the ablution prescribed by God inadequate? Has the prophet in fact devised a better and cleaner method of ablution?
3- All this ultimately leads to the crucial question; is the purpose and aim of ablution cleanliness after all?
John 14:16
(New International Version) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever-
(New American Standard Bible) "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
Excellent Dr. Naik
Thank you, for and wearing my question I v been wondering, I like listening to you , you are very wise
আমার অন্তর থেকে আমি দআ করি জাকিকে মুছলিম জগতে জন্য আল্লার রহমত দাউ
i swear allah i love you brother 💜💜💓
Zakir naik is the besr among the world ,I'm a Hindu earlier but after listening to ZN I have learnt a lot about God and his messengers by reading the scriptures. My life has become more peaceful than ever and I urge all people to read scriptures whether it be bible or quran and know the things about almighty God .For your convenience I paste the bibble wording referring to the upcoming prophet.
John 16:7
(New International Version) But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
(New American Standard Bible) "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
John 16:12
(New International Version) "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.
(New American Standard Bible) "I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [them] now.
John 16:13
(New International Version) But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
(New American Standard Bible) "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
John 16:14
(New International Version) He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.
(New American Standard Bible) "He shall glorify Me; for He shall take of Mine, and shall disclose [it] to you.
V Venkatadri JESUS IS LORD
The prayer can last 3-5 minutes. So overall, 15-25 minutes. So, the number of times you pray does not reflect how much time you dedicate to prayer each day. So the argument does not stand alone.
If you don't know about Islam don't comments
No it doesn't take 25 minutes there are Sunnats and witr and Nafl it takes more than 1 hour easily 5 times total prayers
As-salamu alaykum, I just checked several verses in the Quran that speaks about salaat. After checking these verses, it clearly speaks of only 3 times:
11:14
And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.
17:78
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
20:130
So be patient over what they say and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
30:17
So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.
30:18
And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon.
It seems to me that Hadith is haram because it serves as a guidance other than the Holy Quran itself. The Hadith, by definition, is a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims 'APART' from the Quran. These are man-made accounts, for all we know! This is very dangerous and misleading to all peoples; we must refer to the Quran ONLY. It is fully detailed and is complete. It is the full message from the One and Only Allah, Praise and Glory be to Him.
6:38
And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.
6:114
[Say], "Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?" And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters.
6:115
And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
12:111
There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
16:89
And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves. And We will bring you, [O Muhammad], as a witness over your nation. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.
first
wa alekm al salam
2nd then why did mohammed pray 5 times a day
2nd go check it more
the verse 11:14 is
And if they do not respond to you - then know that the Qur'an was revealed with the knowledge of Allah and that there is no deity except Him. Then, would you [not] be Muslims?
So basically what Dr. Zakir Naik is saying at 2:07 is that Worshipers have to be reprogrammed "FIVE TIMES A DAY" .
yes, because we humans and jinns unlike the angels have been given free choice to do good and bad so if we dont reprogramme and do scan disk we might be diverted to do bad as well...angels are special because they have been Preprogrammed by God to do only GOOD and obey God without free choice..
Good evening Dr. Naik sir.
Is it necessary to use loudspeakers during namaz time? Is it good to disturb other people ,does kuran say to use loudspeakers?
macha allah our brother zaik naik allah save you
do you try check it??
if yes ,,give evidence pls...
+Islamic Research Foundation, kindly bring him to Notice that, his reference of Surah Maidah verse number 5 is wrong , that verse doesn't talk about ablution rather it talks about what is lawful and what is not? Regards.
Ghazi Alam it wasn't verse 5 it was verse 19
Assalam u alaikum
It's ayah number 6 Surah Maidah ,a Ayat number wrong said here and there doesn't mean he is lying.
Sir u r great.... Allah bless u!
+Khan Palay What is the name of the god of Islam ?
+sandmanmrk Allah
It was obvious that question the audience member asked Dr Naik was set up in advance, giving the appearance that Dr. Naik is knowledgeable about Christianity, Catholicism and Islam...but if you have the truth, you wouldn't have to use deception. Notice in the long answer Dr. Naik gave the man only spoke of self righteousness and only spoke of a physical submission to God... he glorified Islam above Catholics and Christians as they are told to worship 5 times a day...but this only shows how carnal Islam is...because the bible says that God could cause stones to become the sons of Abraham and worship Him...in other words true submission is not done in any physical act, no matter how pius it may seem, true submission to God is done in the heart with ones spiritual submission...
I find this ironic, because Muslims are always saying their prophet Muhammad said in the quran that "their is no compulsion in religion"
Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from
Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most
trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth
all things - Yusuf Ali Quran 2:256
Let's give Muhammad the benefit of doubt and if what he said is true, and their is no compulsion in religion, then surely their is no compulsion in worship either, but yet he commands all muslims to bow in submission before Allah 5 times daily! In sharia law countries their are minarets, which plays music so all in its area know to publicly bow towards the kaba in the east...if one does not do so, he/she is publicly whipped (punished)...A person could easily fake a physical submission, even more so if its done out of fear of punishment...
The Bible says (regarding God and His worshippers)
JOHN 4:23 - "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him".
The same could be said about giving as it follows the same principles...the Bible says give out of a cheerful heart and not obligaiton
2 CORINTHIANS 9:7 - "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful give".
which means, you can give out of obligation, but your heart is far from it...then it is not seen in the eyes of God as a good thing or a righteous thing...the same could be said about worship.
ISAIAH 29:13 - "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men".
When its all said and done it is not a stretch to say some or a lot of Muslims worship 5 times daily or give alms out of compulsion, a mandate or out of fear..., because if your heart is not in it neither is God. Since man cannot judge or see into the hearts of men he is only able to make someone to physically submit to Allah but doesn't care about the heart, just the illusion.
I encourage all muslims and otherwise, God's view of true worship in contrast to man's mandate of worship.
The Islamic call for all muslims to bow towards mecca, the kaba and to the east is spoken about in the book of:
DANIEL 4:5-6 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
As verse 6 says, those who did not bow to the king's Image upon hearing the sound of music were killed...muslims are compelled to worship as the Babylonians and all its surrounding people in their day, from then till now.
put all your customs aside and ask yourself is Islam from God? Jesus loves all, Arabs, Jews and gentiles alike and He is calling all unto himself to be saved!!!
Did Adam(as) pray 5times a day? And Why did allah give mankind the instructions to pray 5 times a day since the Quran/hadith which was only 1400 years ago?
They have to do it five times a day. Anything less, will cause the flatulence to build up to a breaking point. That posture too is excellent to break the wind. Have some consideration to one standing or sitting behind you.
+Wendy Grimson FIND GOD SOON. WHY WOULD A GOD ALLOW SUICIDAL BOMBINGS THAT PROVOKE WARS. .
Why does God want you to pray FIVE times and not SIX?
I read prophet Muhammad went to heaven on an animal named buraq whose head was of a female, tail was of a peacock and body was of a donkey 🤣 when he reached there god told him to command humans to pray 50 times a day but when he met Moses , Moses told Muhammad that people of your 'nation' would not be able to pray 50 times so go and ask him to lighten it up so god lightened it up to 5.
Gud day, everyone , don't conferred the bible yo the quran bcoz muzlim are accepted to says bible in quran allah kareem, allah bless to us! !!! Thank you to our commitment to us....
my question is, when namaz was first attained? how muslims were used to pray when mohammed (peace be upon him) was not born, what ayyat was read by muslims , how kalma was read ?..... please somebody reply.
Why Muslim pray five 5 times a day while other Religions pray less? They got flatulence to a breaking point; anything less, will leave them half flatulent.
Muhammad never authorized five daily prayers. They were introduced through hadith written 200 years after his time. Hadith writers took from Zoroastrianism and attached it to a story they made up about the prophet.
Look at some of the similarities between the Zoroastrian’s prayer times and the false sects of so-called Islam. Names were slightly changed but the basic concepts are there. Hadithic prayer times are near dawn (fajr), just after noon (dhuhr), in the afternoon (asr), just after sunset (maghrib) and around nightfall (isha’a).
Allah is a title not a name. Chanting repetitively 5 times times a day is not prayer and even if it was god would not accept a repetitive prayer that wouldn't mean anything to him after saying it a few times.
ripu2bits perfect answer
five times a day that muslims are not forced to
some dont pray 5 times a day some dont cuz they are lazy
for a thing to be accepted you have to have intentions to do it
if you had intentions to pray today all prayers
and you suddenly got sick
or somethign really important happened you dont have to pray
if it was a long term sickness or things that makes you weak and barely moves
you understand things from a diffrent angel
and you should know that angels could make things very diffrent
as i saw from a video with 3 angels
1st he looked like he was passing the way befor the train
2nd he looked like he was going to steal from a woman
and it turns out that he was saving a woman from something gonna heppen
There is no limit on prayers. I've been brought up around Muslims and I've noticed you pray for show, opening you're curtains to show people how you're apparently being a good Muslim because you're praying. Praying in the most inconvenient places, queues, shops, on the street for attention. This what Matthew 6 verse 1-8 says.
“Take care not to practice your righteousness in front of men to be noticed by them; otherwise you will have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens. 2 So when you make gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
3 But you, when making gifts of mercy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your gifts of mercy may be in secret. Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you.
5 “Also, when you pray, do not act like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your private room and, after shutting your door, pray to your Father who is in secret.
Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you. 7 When praying, do not say the same things over and over again as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. 8 So do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
Muslims do things for praise from men, are materially driven and take any chance to show off their means of life. They also deal in politics even they know the government's are run by Satan, they aren't unified in their teachings and people there is no way this religion is the true one.
@@ripu2bits brother,,,did you read your own words before you typed that!!!
Read,,,read,,,read,,,Each of do sin differently i mean everyone is fighting there own demons,,,you felt what your neighbors was doing was wrong,,,why you did not say anything,,,instead you run tell FB,,, for a meatless like,,,the world has become a soap bopera a stage for all unpaid performers,,,,,,,,,,who will pay later as they learn of there beginning,,,All prise be not to late for the borrowed soul that will go fourth for his lord,,,,your,mine,everyone
Attention needs a audience to be,,,
Followers need a leader & leaders need more leaders,,,which are you!
According to your comment obvious may I hope I'm wrong,,,see how easy your bad energy your demands rub off🤔thru a comment
May rest of your journey you find Allah(swt The most merciful most gracious before your end,,,, which our purpose here is so obvious,,,you can see the adaptions of this world & its illusions,,,,,,,,,,,playing out right now,,,,unless your lost,,,sheep talking I'm god,,no god Like create something so something cant do squat fo campare,,,,You the human body,,,all living things,,,outta mans hand your a walking example,,,,study yourself first before studying others,,,,a well known saying,,,,,
May peace be with you!
@@dulleworks your God has no name
bro which ones are not matches i have many of his qt for ex
John ch 16-12
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
If y are true + u have to follow Jesus commandments. hope d qs.
You said it!! God looks at one's heart. And your actions are an indication of what is really in your heart. You can cover up with all these talks but it is all useless- SELF DECEPTION!
asalam mu alikum docter zakir naik sir >>> this is ahmad ali khan from kpk pakistan.... im the student of bs english hons>>>> sir we student more about these english hyphocrtes >>>>> they were wrong they are wrong and they would always be wrong because they are on the wrong whyyyyyyy forever>>>>> so don,t loose your tampo and grab them>>>>>> allah hafiz
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Why you give wrong advice to all people it makes bad impression for the future ones and all god are one it is not compulsory that you read five time or 10 time any of granth and all it is only our manyata and all we all are one it is view of very small child
muhamad took the 5 times prayers from the pagans at that time. just like he copied the way of the prayer. standing up, kneeling down and head on the floor was the pagan's way of praying. Thats why muslims pray 5 times a day.
he also took the ramadan from the pagans. quran mentions during the ramadan at the time of the pagans more than once. so much for quran is from GOD.
Islam prays 5 times a day because it is an Orthodox christian invention that muslims have taken and now claim as there own. Christians were praying 5 times a day for 7 centuries before the Islam existed.. The first time prayer 5 times a day appears is in the apostolic tradition of Hippolytus written in the year 210AD. Where he describes how each christian, during the course of the day, stops and prays 5 times. This custom he says "we receive from the apostles", an apostolic tradition-Paradosis Apostoliki.
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This might be true. Christians may have got commandments to pray for five times but we muslims did surely also got commandments to pray five times, so this is why we offer prayers five times a day still....
But whats the point of saying that muslims taken the tradition and claimed as our own?? When you christians did received commandments from God and we muslims also..
We do believe that God gave commandments to Christians then same God also gave commandments to muslims to pray five times..
5 jews disliked this vid btw
+DANNY KIM And now one atheist.
+DANNY KIM do you mean 5 or more ignorant people about islam
+fred smith he is always shouting, comparing other religions . islam does not do evil. muslims do not do evil.
+DANNY KIM you idiot. this is 2016. not bible day. that is why we have suicidal bombings because you do not only speak on making the mind, body and soul pure and holy.
naik just says and quotes what ever comes to his mind. he has a way of decieving his followers. If you look up all the verses he quotes very fast to make an impression. you will see that most of them do not match what he is quoting. TRY IT. he lies and makes up stuff to make you believe.
So mohammad is a spirit?
Muslims pray 5 times a day to a meteor in Mecca, because Allah is the moon god of the Persians and the moon gods followers were required to not only pray 5 times a day, but they were required to go to mecca at least once in their lives and walk around the meteor quoting prayers and kiss the meteor (Hajj) Don't ever let a muslim try to make you believe Allah is the same God as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph. Read their history, learn the truth so you won't be fooled.
Ignoarant as allways moon god. hhhhhh lol
When my endurance[c] was weakening,
I remembered the Lord,
and my prayer came to you,
to your holy temple." Jonah 2:7
Did Jonah (pbuh) worship the temple, go and ask priest he should tell you why Jonah (pbuh) prayers goes to the temple of God.
***** Yes, the Black Stone in the corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, all followers of the pedophile Mohammed face and pray to 5 times a day. The same stone thrown down from heaven by the Arabs Moon God they worshipped for a thousand years before Mohammed was born. worldnewsdailyreport.com/saudi-arabia-black-stone-of-mecca-revealed-to-be-a-meteorite/ It's why the Hebrew Bible predicted a "false prophet, that will deceive many" in Daniel 11:37 "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all."
+M Esmail Ok tell me. I know the name of God, it's Yahweh or Jehova. What is the name of the god of Islam ? It's not Allah, that only mean "the god" so what is the name of the god of islam ???
+M Esmail The Arabian Moon God is not the God of Abraham. History and Archeaology confirm this.
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last question, why did Muslim prayer is so loud and disturbing? I don't think God is deaf
+horry kanoi Why are you talking nonsense? Some of the 5 prayers should be prayed out loud, and some silent.
oh u misunderstood it, the thing you are talking about is adhaan or call to prayer it is not prayer otsel.it just calls people to pray
hussam naan No, I am not talking about Adhan. Adhan is always out loud, but some prayers are silent.
Adnan is for people Salah is for Allah anyway u won't understand till the day if judgement
what day of judgement? do you know something I don't know? you are telling us that we are doomed if we don't lay on the ground for some old dude that made up rap music, cause he wanted to try to be as cool as jesus Christ super star? ... fuck that. religion belongs at home, alone, under ur bed with the lights off where u wont offend no one.
Sprit of truth is refering to holy spirit not mohammed, read the bible properly mr zakir
Rafly Agusta Holy spirit is god, a trinity
+Phil Zion holy spirit was already their before Jesus Christ and the comforter to come it was necessary that Jesus should depart from world.you should read your Bible properly...
dante vergil first of all jesus is god, so nothing exist before him, secondly holy spirit was there ,but it was not given to all them, holy spirit was given to the first believers on the day of pentecost, i read my bible brother, i suggest you also to read, if you want i can send one
Phil Zion JESUS is not god...I respect him a lot.He was one of the greatest human to walk on earth.He never claimed to be god in the bible but instead prayed and seek help from his lord.This trinity is all theory.I follow jesus more than you people and i love him more than you people.If you think bible is the word of GOD then you are wrong .It used to be word of god but now it has been fully altered and you know it.There are different versions of it that differ from each other and you can check it.
you people always says this to deceive people(bible has been altered), that's why i started reading Aramic bible, i dint find much difference. read the bible for yourself and you ll know the truth
than why are islamic country's full of terror and chaos and are muslim people in misery there... is allah not hearing you or is he just trolling or is believing in a god something from 2000 year ago when people also were convinced the earth was flat ?
isnt america in a horror?
isnt every place in the world suffering from somethign
natural causes like stoms tornadoes
and other thing
isnt america has alot of rape in it
and give me proofs we are living horror in muslim countries why do you say muslim people
muslims could be living every where
and god tests people with sickness
poorness or even being rich
and other stuff
if the man-woman be patient about it
he\she will be rewarded with thei gooddeeds
you have never read Quran. ever.
You pray 5 time or 10 times or 100 times or 1 times, it doesn't matter. God never says pray 5 times and i will be happy and gives you everything. The most important thing what is in you mind and heart, if is there any evil sitting inside and who is thinking of killing some one else in the name of religion or becoming in tolerance to other people or forcing his ideas on others by telling lies, then your prayer is useless, terrorist also pray 5 times but god will never forgive them for their work
Yes I would like to know why Muslims pray 5 times a day to a pagan Idol that is inside the Kabah. Mohammed should have destroyed it with the rest of the Idols anyone know why he didnt he was advised to so, but didnt why????? Now I dont want a Holly War on my head its only a question.
we don't pray to stones.that stone is only for direction for prayer and nothing else...
imagine 4 muslims each one praying to a diffrent direction
thats why we pray to 1 direction so it be mroe organized
the Kaabah was initially the spot where Adam pbuh first bowed in prayer to god...Abraham pbuh came and restored the place again after many years,,..however through the years that spot had been turned into idol worship temple by those who strayed away from God, ...Muhammad pbuh came and destroyed the idols and restored the spot back to Monotheism worship..