Monday, August 6, 2007

The Importance of Salah



    The Importance of Salah
    by Hamid Syed


    Salah is the second pillar and one of the most important pillars of Islam. Salah is the key to Islam. Salah is Ibadah or worship.

    In our lives we have many duties that we do like school, jobs and other sort of activities. And when we are doing these things we forget Allah and that we are his servants. Allah doesn't want us to forget that we are His servants and also why we are here in this universe.

    That's the purpose of Salah and why Allah made Salah. Salah not only helps us to remember Allah and that we are his servants. But it also keeps us on the right path, it helps us from not doing bad, from disobedience of Allah, makes us clean and healthy and also it gets us closer to Allah. If you stopped offering Salah you would no longer be a proper Muslim.


    There are five obligatory daily Salah in a day. Fajr is the first Salah of the day, which helps us to start our day with remembering Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala). Fajr is prayed early in the morning after dawn.

    Zuhr is the next Salah. It is prayed after mid day in the afternoon, so that after you have eaten your lunch you can remember Allah.

    Then comes Asr which is prayed when most parents and children come back from school or work. This is another time to remember our great Lord Allah.

    After the Asr Salah is Maghrib which is prayed immediately after sunset when the sky becomes dark. We remember Allah after dawn and now we remember our Mighty Lord again after sunset.

    After Maghrib comes Isha. It is the last Salah of the day, when we pray to Allah to thank Allah for all He has given us that we asked for! We pray for the forgiveness of our sins. We also pray for a peaceful night and also another happy and successful day tomorrow.


    The Jumah prayer is the most important Salah in the week. The Jumah Salah is at the time of the Zuhr prayer, prayed on Friday, with a kutbah and in a jama'ah, but the farz Salah of the Jumah prayer is only 2 rak'ah. If you miss the Jumah Salah you can read it as Zuhr, but the Jumah Salah is highly recommended to pray.

    Salah has to be prayed right. Wudu is the key to Salah. If you did not do wudu properly and you read Salah your Salah will not count. And when you are reading Salah you must be facing the Qiblah. The Qiblah is the direction, which the faces the Kaa'ba. Children at the age of ten must start praying Salah and at the age of 12 Salah is obligatory.

    Salah is so important to be prayed that in any circumstances you still must pray salah. Even if you are on a journey, and also if we are very ill and are confined to bed you still must pray Salah. You may ask how are you supposed to pray Salah when you are truly ill and are confined to bed? In that case, we can pray Salah while lying down in bed, using postures and signs.


    References: The Children's Book of Islam, Part Two


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25 Responses to "The Importance of Salah"
  1. Anonymous said...
    11:23 AM, August 06, 2007

    salah is very important in islam we pray to remember allah there are 5 main prayers they are fajr, duhur,casir,maghrib and isha. there is also jumca prayer which is highly recomended if you miss it you can read it as duhur. you must pray at the age of twelve if you stop praying you are not a proper muslim so pray to allah and be a good muslim!

  2. Anonymous said...
    11:34 AM, August 06, 2007

    salah is a very inportant duty in our life we must pray five times a day there is fajr, duhr, asir, magrib, and isha.we must pray those prayers but first make wudu you should pray by the age of 10 and you must pray by the age of 12.

  3. Anonymous said...
    12:14 PM, August 06, 2007

    prayer is the scand pillar of islam when you pray you remember allah and his svernts you have to pray 5 times a day in the morning you pray fajir then you pray duhur then casit then maghrib all these prayers you remeber allah you have to start praying 5 times a day when you are 12.

  4. Anonymous said...
    12:30 PM, August 06, 2007

    There are five prayers in a day. The one in the moring is called fajir, the one which is prayed afternoon is called duhur, and the one that is prayed next is called casir and the then come the slat that is prayed when the sun sets which is called maghrib and the last prayer of the day is isha.In life there are many thing we are told to do, like go to school, work and etc. But ones we are not to forget is prayer which must be our daily routine. You must pray all five times a day everday. You pray to remember allah and to thank him for all he has given us in our lives.

  5. Anonymous said...
    3:01 PM, August 06, 2007

    Praying is very important in islam because we pray for allah there is 5 prayers it is fajr,duhur,casir,magrib,and isha.
    you must start praying at 7 years old, and also praying is the second piller of islam.PRAY FOR ALLAH AND THANK ALLAH!

  6. Anonymous said...
    3:29 PM, August 06, 2007

    Salah is an important pillar of Islam. We do many things like go to school and do jobs. But we have to remember Allah. There are five salats. Fajr which is prayed early in the morning. Then there is Duhur. After Duhur there is Asr which is prayed around the time we get home from school or jobs. Then there is Maghrib which is prayed at around 8' o clock. Then there is Isha. We pray Isha and go to sleep remembering Allah. The most important salat of the week is Juma prayer which is prayed on Fridays. If you miss Juma prayer you can pray Dhuhur instead. Before you pray you have to do Wuudu.

  7. Anonymous said...
    5:03 PM, August 06, 2007

    salah is the most important pillars in the pillars of islam.we pray to remember allah. there have 5 main prayers are fajr,duhur,casir,maghrib and isha.so we must not mist the salah in the age of 12.

  8. Anonymous said...
    7:29 PM, August 06, 2007

    Salah is very importent in islam, it is the second pillar in islam, in our lives we have many duties. The first prayer is called Fajr, it is in the early morning before the sun rises, and then Zuhr is after we eat our lunch. The third prayer is Asr it is after was come back from school and work. The forth is called Maghrib, it is prayed when sun goes down. Isha is the last prayer of the day.

  9. Anonymous said...
    9:14 PM, August 06, 2007

    Salah is important because its Allah that tells use to worship him and that their a 5 prayer you most do every day thei names are Faajr,Zhur,Asr,Magrib,Isha.If you need some thing ore you need help you pray to Allah.You start praying at the age ofe 7 and you must pray at the age of 12.

  10. Anonymous said...
    9:43 PM, August 06, 2007

    Salah is very important islam. Is the one important pillar of islam.We pray to remember allah there are 5 main prayers they are fajr, duhur, casir, maghrib,and isha.There is also jumca prayer which is highly recomended if you miss it you can read it as duhur

  11. Anonymous said...
    9:48 PM, August 06, 2007

    the prayer is the most important in islam and the 5 prayers and its called fajr,zuhur,asar,maghrib and isha.there is also the friday prayer called jimca that umust pray you musy pray at age 10 and must pray at age 12

  12. Anonymous said...
    10:36 PM, August 06, 2007

    sala is the second pillard and we pray for allah and to worship him and salah is important but before salh there is wodo, you should do salah becuz it is allah's word

  13. Anonymous said...
    10:22 AM, August 07, 2007

    sala is inportent. so we can remebre alah.there are 5 prayres.you must pray by age 10. first you wudu befor you pray.

  14. Anonymous said...
    11:17 AM, August 07, 2007

    Salah is the most important plliars of and the secound. Salah make going to the right path, Heaven. There are five stages of salah, the first fajir then Zuhr. The third is Asr, then the forth and final fifth is Maghrib and isha.The Jumah prayer is the most important Salah in the week. The Jumah Salah is important because Jumah prayer is only 2 rak'ah. Jumah Salah is highly recommended to pray.

  15. Anonymous said...
    10:46 PM, August 07, 2007

    The five daily salahs in a day are:The first salah of the day is Fajr which reminds us about Allah and also is prayed early in the morning after dawn.The second salah of the day is Zuhr which is prayed in the afternoon after you have eaten your lunch so that you can remember Allah.The third salah of the day is Asr which is another spectacular time for you to remember Allah and this prayer is prayed when parents and children come back from work or school.The fourth salah of the day is Maghrib which is prayed automatically after sunset when the sky becomes dark.This salah also makes sure that we keep in mind Allah.The fifth salah of the day is Isha which is the last Salah of the day it is when we pray to Allah to thank him for what he has given us for doing things right.The most important Salah if the week is the Jumah Salah which is one of our prayers that is very important to pray.Salah must be prayed right, the key of Salah is Wudu which is when you clean yourself before you start to pray if you don't wudu the right way your Salah may not be able to count.When you have anytime to read the Qu'ran you must be facing the Qublah which is the way that the Kaa'ba faces. Muslim parents must encourage their children to start praying Salah at the age of ten and at the age of twelve their parents must make it manditory that they continue praying.SALAH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO PRAY SO DON'T EVER FORGET TO PRAY ONE OF THE FIVE SALAHS!
    Hayat Saeed

  16. Anonymous said...
    11:49 AM, August 08, 2007

    There are five prayers in a day. The one in the moring is called fajir, the one which is prayed afternoon is called duhur, and the one that is prayed next is called casir and the then come the slat that is prayed when the sun sets which is called maghrib and the last prayer of the day is isha.In life there are many thing we are told to do, like go to school, work and etc. But ones we are not to forget is prayer which must be our daily routine. You must pray all five times a day everday. You pray to remember allah and to thank him for all he has given us in our lives.

  17. Anonymous said...
    12:22 PM, August 08, 2007

    salh is one of the five pillars of islam. Slah is very important to muslim.You pray five times a day they are:fajr dhur isar,maghrib and isha.The most important prayer of the week is jumaah prayer. you must pray at rhe age of 7. If you want to be a good muslim pray.

  18. Anonymous said...
    11:28 AM, August 09, 2007

    Salah is the very important in islam because we need Allah to forgive us thats why we pray and that we are allah servants.So you must pray so you do not have any sins. So be a good muslim!

  19. Anonymous said...
    9:45 PM, August 09, 2007

    I learned that Salah is one of the five pillars of islam.Salah is a very important pillar of islam You must start praying at the age of 7.Muslims must also pray 5 times a day ,the prayers are called :fajr,duhr,asr,magrib and isha.The most important prayer is jumaah.

  20. Anonymous said...
    7:44 PM, August 10, 2007

    salah is very important in islam because Allah will ask you did you pray that why there 5 main prayers there are fajar zuhur asr maghrib and isha

  21. Anonymous said...
    11:33 AM, August 11, 2007

    Salah is the second pillar of Islam. It helps us remeber Allah and to avoid the bad things. We pray five times a day. Fajr before sunrise. Duhr in mid day. Asr after we come back from school or work. Maghrib after sunset. Isha before we sleep. We face the Qiblah when we pray and we have to make wudhu before we pray. children pray salah as practice for when they're older when they're ten years old and when they're twelve years old salh is a must. You still have to pray when your on a journey and when your ill. The jumah prayer is on Fridays and is replaced by the Duhr prayer. There's a Kutbah that replaces two rak' as so you only have to pray two rak'as. Thus you are not supposed to talk durin the kutbah and when you miss the jumah you can pray a normal Duhr prayer.

    Mahmud ali

  22. Anonymous said...
    7:25 PM, August 11, 2007

    I learned that Salah is the pillar of Islam,and is one of the most important pillar of islam.there are 5 prayers.the first prayer is called FAJR,the second prayer is called DUHR,the third prayer is called ASR,the fourth prayer is called magrib and the fifth prayer is called ISA.The jumah prayer is the most important prayer in the week.

  23. Anonymous said...
    12:51 PM, August 12, 2007

    the salah is very important in islam we pray to allah and we ave 5 prayer to do every day.

  24. Anonymous said...
    1:00 PM, August 12, 2007

    Salah is very important in are
    lives we have to pray 5 times
    a day we pray Fajr, Duhur, Casir,
    Marghrib and isha.

  25. Anonymous said...
    2:29 AM, August 19, 2007

    i'v learned alot after reading the text and the comments i'v learned that salah is very important,todayin the night when i usally sleep a spider kept,following me 4 some reason ,were i went the spider went it wasn't normal size and it was black,when i strated 2 read the comment i started to relize that the spider was trying 2 make me do some ,like pray,or do something eles .

 

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