This is the Only Correct manner to perform the Salat!!!!!!!!!
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Abraham Original Source of the Contact Prayers
The Quran teaches us in many suras that Submission (in Arabic "Islam" is the religion of Abraham (2135, 395, 4125, 6161 and 227. Muhammad was a follower of Abraham, as we learn from 16123. All religious practices in Submission (Islam) were given to us through Abraham; they include
(1) the five daily Contact Prayers (Salat),
(2) the obligatory charity (Zakat),
(3) the fasting during Ramadan, and
(4) the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca.Specifically, we learn from the Quran (2173) that the Contact Prayers (Salat) and the obligatory charity (Zakat) were given to Abraham.
Numerous verses throughout the Quran inform us that the Contact Prayers were in existence, intact, and practiced before the advent of Muhammad (see for example 835 & 954).
All positions of the Contact Prayers are found in the Quran, including the standing position (339, 399), the bowing and prostration positions (Rukoo' and Sajood) (243, 343, 9112, 2226,77).
The Five Times Are Specified in the Quran
(1) The Dawn Prayer is mentioned by name in 2458. Before sunrise.
(2) The Noon Prayer is specified in 1778. When the sun declines.
(3) The Afternoon Prayer is in 2238. Midway between noon & sunset.
(4) The Sunset Prayer is mentioned in 11114. Immediately after sunset.
(5) The Night Prayer is in 11114, and is mentioned by name in 2458.The Call to Prayer (Azaan)
Azaan is not part of the Contact Prayers, nor is it required. But it has become a tradition in the Muslim communities to summon the people to prayer through a loud announcement. The original Azaan used to conform with the Quran's teachings, but became corrupted with time.
Originally, the call to prayer consisted of
(1) Allahu Akbar (God is Great), 4 times.
(2) Laa elaaha Ellaa Allah (There is no god beside God), once.Many years later, some people added Muhammad's name to the Azaan. This violates God's commandments in 2136, 2285, 384, 4150 and 7218. Later, other groups of Muslims added the names of Ali and family. Today the Azaan is severely corrupted throughout the Muslim world, and constitutes idol worship, not Submission to God ALONE.
The Correct Azaan
If you pray by yourself, an Azaan is not needed. The Azaan is usually observed when a group of people are ready to observe the prayer. One person stands up and utters the Azaan words, or chants them as follows
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar (God is great, God is great).
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
Laa Elaaha Ella Allah (There is no god besides God).Preparation for the Contact Prayer (The Ablution)
O you who believe, in preparation for the Contact Prayer, you shall
(1) wash your faces,
(2) wash your arms to the elbows,
(3) wipe your heads with wet hands, and
(4) wash your feet to the ankles.Like all other aspects of Submission, the Muslims have corrupted the ablution by adding unauthorized steps. Ironically, the innovations became vested with such authority that anyone who questions them finds himself accused of innovation!!
It is therefore crucial to uphold God's commands by strictly observing the ablution decreed in the Quran. Any additional steps represent another god besides God.
The Major Ablution
Following any sexual activity that results in a climax (orgasm/ejaculation), one must bath or take a shower (443).
The Dry Ablution (Tayammum)
If water is not available, one must touch clean dry soil, then wipe his hands and face. This suffices as a substitute for ablution (443, 56).
What Nullifies Ablution
Digestive excretions through the intestines, including gas, solids, or urine nullify ablution. Sleeping also nullifies ablution, since one becomes unaware. Thus one may observe a number of Contact Prayers with one ablution, provided he or she does not go to the bathroom, pass gas, or fall asleep.
HOW TO PERFORM THE CONTACT PRAYERS
- Face the direction of Mecca (Qiblah)
This is an organizational point decreed by God in 2125. God wills that all submitters must face the same direction when they observe the contact prayers. In the U.S.A., the direction is slightly South of East.
- The Intention
In your own language, secretly or audibly, state your intention that you are about to observe the Contact Prayer. Remember to state the time (Dawn, Noon, Afternoon, Sunset, or Night).
- Raise your hands to the sides of your face
Your thumbs touch your ears, and the palms of your hands face forward.
- Say "Allahu Akbar".
As you raise your hands to the sides of your face, then move them down to your sides in a continuous motion, you say, "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great). This opens up the prayer. You are in contact with your Creator.
- The Standing Position
You are now standing with you arms resting naturally at your side. Some people place the left hand on the stomach, and the right hand on top of the left hand. Either position is correct - you may place your hands on your stomach while standing, or you may let your arms hang down by your sides.
- Recite "The Key" (Sura 1) in Arabic
We learn from 237 that God gives us the words by which we establish contact with Him. We must utter the specific sounds dictated in "The Key". A translation of "The Key" would be human-made. The Arabic sounds of "The Key" represent a numerical combination that opens the treasure. Like a telephone number, unless a specific numbers are dialed, contact cannot be established. This is all the Arabic you need. Everything else can be said in your language. Reciting "The Key" in Arabic unifies all Submitters of the world, regardless of their languages.
- BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM.
(In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful) - AL HAMDU LILLAHI RABBIL `AALAMEEN.
(Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe) - AR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM.
(Most Gracious, Most Merciful) - MAALIKI YAWMID DEEN.
(Master of the Day of Judgment) - EYYAAKA NA
BUDU, WA EYYAAKA NASTAEEN.
(You alone we worship; You alone we ask for help) - EH'DENAS SIRAATAL MUSTAQEEM.
(Guide us in the right path) - SIRAATAL LAZINA AN
AMTAALAYHIM; GHAYRIL
MAGHDOOBI `ALAYHIM WALADDAALEEN.
(the path of those whom You blessed; not of those who have deserved
wrath, nor of the strayers)
Since "The Key" is recited 17 times a day, it will become easy for you to recite and understand in a few weeks; it will become like your mother tongue.
- The bowing position (Rukoo)
After reciting "The Key" while standing, you bow down into the position of Rukoo`. As shown in the figure, you bow down from the waist, keep the knees straight, and place your hands on your knees. Your eyes look at a point about 2 feet in front of you.
As you move from the standing position to the bowing position you say, "Allahu Akbar".
While bowing you say "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem" or "Glory be to God, the Great" or "God be glorified" for short.
8 Stand Up
As you stand up from the bowing position to the standing position you say, "Sami`Allahu Liman Hamidah" or "God responds to those who praise Him".
You stay in the standing position only a second, then you fall prostrate. As you go from the standing position to the prostration position you say, "Allahu Akbar".
- The Prostration Position (Sujood)
From the standing position you go down on your knees, then place your forehead on the floor about 1-2 feet in front of your knees.
During prostration you say, "Subhaana Rabbiyal A`laa" or ?Glory be to God, the Most
High? or "God be glorified" for short
- The Sitting Position.
As you sit up from the prostration position, you say, "Allahu Akbar." You remain in the sitting position only for a second, then you go down for the second prostration.
As you go down for the second prostration you say, "Allahu Akbar."
During the second prostration you say, "Subhaana Rabbiyal A
laa" or ?Glory be to God, the Most High? or "God be glorified" for short Once you complete the second prostration, you have completed one full unit (Rakah).- Stand up for the second unity (Rak`ah).
As you stand up you say, "Allahu Akbar."
The Dawn Prayer
This Contact Prayer consists of 2 units.
Repeat steps 5 through 11.
Thus, when you get from the second prostration you say, "Allahu Akbar," and assume the sitting position. While in the sitting position you pronounce the First Pillar of Submission, the shahhaadah
Ash-Hadu Allaa Elaaha Ellaa Allah, Wahdahu Laa Shareeka Lah.
(I bear witness that there is no other god beside God. He ALONE is God; He has no partner).Look to the right and say, "Assalaamu Alaikum," then to the left and say the same. This completes the Dawn Prayer.
The Noon Prayer
This prayer consists of 4 units. Thus, you do the first two units exactly as explained for the Dawn Prayer up to the sitting position. You pronounce the First Pillar (known as "Shahaadah" then you stand up for the third unit. You do not utter the Salaams (Assalamu Alaikum).
As you stand up for the third unit you say, "Allahu Akbar." The third and fourth units are identical to the first two units.
When you get up from the second prostration of the fourth unit, you say "Allahu Akbar" and you assume the sitting position. In the sitting position you pronounce the Shahaahah, and you say the Salaams on both sides. This concludes the Noon Prayer.
The Afternoon Prayer
This prayer is identical to the Noon Prayer. Only the "Intention" of course is different.
The Sunset Prayer
This prayer consists of three units. Thus, when you complete the second prostration of the third unit you do not stand up; you assume the sitting position, recite the Shahaadah, then you utter the Salaams on both sides. This concludes the Sunset Prayer.
The Night Prayer
This prayer is identical with the other 4-unit prayers, the Noon and the Afternoon Prayers.
The Contact Prayers and The Quran's Mathematical Code
As noted above, the Dawn, Noon, Afternoon, Sunset, and the Night Prayers consist of 2, 4, 4, 3, & 4 units, respectively. When we put these 5 numbers next to each other we get 24434, and this number is a multiple of 19 (24434 = 19 x 1286). The common denominator of the Quran's code is 19. This phenomenon confirms that the number of units for each Contact Prayer has been preserved intact, but the sequence 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4 is also confirmed.
Your Tone of Voice During the Contact Prayers
You shall not be too loud during your Contact Prayers, nor shall you say them secretly; you shall maintain an intermediate tone .
During a group prayer, only the Imam is audible; everyone else listens.
The Group Prayer
Two or more people may observe the Contact prayers together. One person leads the group prayer, uttering "The Key" in a loud enough voice to be heard by everyone in the group. Other utterances must be silent. Anyone may join the group late, in the middle of the prayer. He or she must make the same moves as the group. Then, at the end of the prayer, he or she must stand up and make up whatever portion was missed.
The Friday Prayer
The Friday Congregational Prayer (Salat Al_Jum`ah) is so important, a whole sura is entitled "Friday" and a commandment is decreed in Verse 629 to observe this prayer. Every Submitter - man, woman, and child - is commanded by God to observe the Friday Congregational Prayer.
The Friday Prayer replaces the Noon Prayer every Friday. Instead of 4 units, the Friday Prayer consists of listening to two sermons delivered by the Imam, and two units of prayer.
Each sermon must begin with "Al-Hamdu Lillah" (Praise be to God), "Laa elaaha Ellaa Allah" (No other god besides God). Each sermon should last 10-15 minutes and must be delivered in the language of the congregation. At the end of the first sermon, the congregation is asked to repent, "Tooboo Ela Allah." The Imam then sits down for about a minute and makes his repentance together with the congregation, then stands up for the second sermon. The second sermon ends by asking one of the people to say Azaan. The Imam leads the 2-unit prayer.
At the end of every Prayer
The worshippers may shake hands, hug each other, and /or exchange greetings after completing the prayer. The custom is to say to each other, "Congratulations." This is because the Contact Prayers are a gift from God, that helps us nourish and develop our souls. One should be congratulated upon completing such a blessed accomplishment.
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Salam.
This post will be checked out.
Are you sure that there are five prayers to be performed in one day?
Because i've read many articles that there are either 2 or 3 prayers a day, so, before anything happens, let's first check The Quran.Soon, i'll post the evidence.
Peace.
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Peace Servent of God
welcome to the forum!
try doing a search on salat you'll see everyone has their own ideas about what salat is on this forum. lol
but i admire that you actually came to a definite conclusion )
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Peace,
The mathematical evidence, whcih was the oly one which could prove the validity of the five daily salat, has been falsified to a great extent thus weakening this 24434 concept of salat. Hence we need to reconfirm our understandings of salat and therefore ive created a salat poll. Also by performing 24434 slaat sunnis are able to claim that we require hadith since those mention these rakats in one part or another. This is perhaps the last part of sunnisism we need to abandon and i might do so soon as evidence solidifies on how to perfom it according to Quran. GOD Bless! -
Peace to all,
Actually I agree with most of this post on the manner to perform prayers, this is exactly how I do them,, it looks like an exact copy that I found on Submitters .org. I see nothing wrony with performing them this way but of course it shouldnt be enforced with whips as you say Zenje, but we should pray, and if you agree that we should then isnt this method just about as good as it gets,, can you think of a better way? Also, I see no problem with praying 5 times a day, i understand some think it should only be 3 times but do you really think it matters if we pray 5 times, it wont hurt us to perform more prayers rather than less do you,,, if you prefer 3 then that would also be good, its up to each of us to decide right.
KUrt
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I'm sorry, servant of God, be a servant, but don't innovate in the religion, as the those who divided into sects after Prophet Mohammeds death.
Abraham was a Jew. They pray 3 times pr. day. Many christians pray 3 times pr. day. Even if the Quran states Abraham was a muslim, it does not mean he was the first. The practise has not changed. Muslims should also pray 3 times pr. day. And as the Quran states, you have been given the seven oft repeated verses. Also wudu,(shower in modern times) you can see from the other variants of this religion, that it is usually perfomed before prayer, and also, that co-incides with a regular 3 meals pr. day. Makes quite good sense to incorporate all these rituals into one, don't you think?
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peace
where is your evidence to support that Abraham was a jew?
Umm Sara
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Salaam Servant_of_GOD,
From my own personal experience in delving into the matters of "Salat", the more I delve the more I realize that notions such as "my view is the only correct manner to 'perform' Salat" couldn't hold water at all.
If you think 5-time is the best view then follow it, as anyone who has the 2-time, 3-time, 4-time, 6-time, or n-time views.
=adley=
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The Correct Azaan
If you pray by yourself, an Azaan is not needed. The Azaan is usually observed when a group of people are ready to observe the prayer. One person stands up and utters the Azaan words, or chants them as follows
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar (God is great, God is great).
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. |--------> Please Provide Qur'an Verses for support
Laa Elaaha Ella Allah (There is no god besides God). /- I just want to know what Qur'an verses say How to say the Athan (altho unecessary?)
- How to perform salat? What are the support verses for step 2 till step 11 ?
-Thanks in advance
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these submitter guys are doing the same mistake of coining Gods ways of worship just like the hadith guys did. In true islam there is nothing like 5 contact prayers or azan or kalimatus shahdah. these are all inovations that we all are trying to run away from. if it is not in the Quran please do not say it is there . it what God does not like. Prayer is simply a wish that you request from God and Him Alone . And this is Done without any sitting, standing or bending. All these rituals were derived from Bhudism. Islam is so simple and free.
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PEace Ansi
welcome to the forum!
i think you're confusing dua with salat
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peace nerspi
dua is a prayer i adress to god - actually my talking to him, anytime anywhere.
for salat i take time to prepare, wash, need calm around me. What i actually do is still much influenced by traditionnal salat, but i do it freely. recite quran, do dikhr, try to meditate. IMO the most appropriate times are dawn and dusk.
only my 2p...
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Peace all,
Nice to share experiences! thank you for sharing.
two more pennys here!Spiritual practice is a performance within a higher plane of existance. that plane is where HIGHER SELF resides.
Human consciousnes is like a cross! A horizontal dimension which we call space and time; the world. and a vertical dimension which is non-temporal! The abode of the HIGHER-SELF. we search along the horizontal line to find the intersection point with the vertical! In that point we can connect to the vertical dimension.First i empty myself. Taking Just some time to simply sit and breath slowly and gently.
Then i start to praise by repeating the sacred word or words my choice is 11 or La Illaha el ALLAH! or 99 names
i repeat them till my lips become sweat! Take those words which in content and sound touches you! ( Be picky over choosing the right mantra). mantra should be sacred for you! It must be able to vibrate you from inside!
You become so full of GOD that no room remains for no concerns! no belongings! no expectation! The objects within mind disappear!
The sphere of consciousness is now filled with sacred word and LOVE which arises by its own accord! and the subject starts also to vanish. There remains no reference to I, me, mine frame of mind! ! There is nobody remained to ask. This is the state of trance. where one starts to get purified deeply. subconcious becomes affected by that which at that moment is present within that space! It gets soaked in sacred sound of PRAISE and LOVE! Very little sense of time is left! Now you are in the state of salvation from lower self!
we will talk more
peace
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Hello everyone,
I think alpha makes good sense i give your credit. I try to focus the same way when i want to be in front of God. I might not see him but i that my mind and body parts are calm. It doesn't happen alot tho because sometimes i don't know how to calm myself from the stress of the daily routines. I try tho
