How do you pray as a Quranist?
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Peace shad.
While I agree there are better priorities in GOD s deen,than ritual prayer,I nevertheless conclude,according to my study of Qoran, that "Aquimi salat" is a connection to GOD.
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The only way one can get ritual prayers out of this is ?confirmation bias?. And, to some extent, from the hadith. Even millions of hadith will not be able to give you a comprehensive method of ritual prayers, much less what to say while performing these rituals.Neither Qoran nor hadith gives you every detail. Hadith certainly has no consistency and gives you different contradictory methods.
Now let me clarify on my agreement with you first ,then explain where "Aquimi salat" comes from and its role.
GOD said in sura Fatiha " Ihdina Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqueem". I agree Sirat Al-Mustaqueem has nothing to do with rituals .see 6151-153.
Then GOD adds in the same sura Iyyaka Naabudu,Wa Iyyaka Nastaiinu",notice how "Naabudu is one thing and Nastaiinu is a different thing.
So The Sirat Al Mustaqueem is Naabudu i.e the straight path(right conduct ,morals,good deeds...) and Nastaiinu is the "rituals/help required to keep us on the straight path like "Aquimi salat,Zakat,Sawm...
While the minimum requirement of 6;151;153 may get us saved,the Nastaiin" consolidates our "Iman" and help us stay on course.
Qoran tells us "Aquimi Salat" was given/instructed to Abraham" in turn it got passed down the generations. GOD ,in His wisdom ,knew that the best way for salat to be passed on is to be witnessed/seen done from person to person. To this day,the majority who pray salat,have seen their father/mum/uncle friend ...do it.How do you think the first instruction of "Aquimi salat" was done by the prophet and his followers? How do you think the people who "Wa ma kana Salatuhum inda Al Bayti Illa Mukaan wwa..."did it?My understanding.
GOD bless you.
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Salam Alaykum everyone there are these 2 videos about the Salat https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4APNPrfRORQ&t=124s https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cbvQyHcUY group group
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there no pray in quran man forget pray
if god there there will be hell
there no god except allah
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allah not accepted any ritual
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Oh in case brother Wakas pulls me up asking for evidence of "Naabudu" and "Nastaiin". from my last post in this thread. I better state my Qoranic evidence.
Naabudu" is the "Sirat Al mustaqueem" from" Wa Ani Uubuduni hada Siratun Mustaqueem" And Sirat Mustaqueem is from 6-151-153.
"Nastaiin"" is the help we require from salat,patience... from ..Wa Istaiinu Bisabri Wa Salat."GOD bless.
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fasting is for religion everthing lie make up illuminati old world order
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I honestly haven't figured it out for myself yet.
In theory I have no issues with the ritual prayer as practiced by Muslims, as it is a reasonable enough way to pray. But I am a night person and I live really far north, so praying the five prayers is ridiculously convoluted and due to how radically the times change it's actually impossible to do it as a ritual.
In the mean time I just recite al-Fatihah constantly.
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Salaam,
Wakas has a great article on Salaat which I recommend everyone read. I read the Quran during Salaat (sitting on a desk) and then pray humbly to God after reading the Quran. Sometimes I kneel and pray.Wakas Article
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I don't "pray" as I believe Salat is not praying.
For me, Salat is teaching to constantly remind people to keep the contract of ethics (called the Deen in Qur'an) in a safe state, i.e. remind people that the Deen is a contract of ethics between God and the people, where God keeps the nation safe if people fulfill their share of contract by respecting the ethics.
But 3 times a day is just propaganda, one time a week should be fine.
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1779 in my opinion is not talking about prayer.
"Tajahud" can mean "meditation" /similar to "Dhikr" which is another way of freeing one s mind from the worries/concerns of our day.
GOD bless.
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to me the subject of solat is about being discipline.
Allah does not need anything from us but we need to be discipline and be connected to Allah in whatever we do in life.
So the two times mentioned being fajar and isyak are just to built discipline of connecting with Allah for beginning and ending the day.
Tahajjud is extra work for those who seek Allah, studying, contemplating, etc essentially disciplining ourselves to find ourselves within just like Ibrahim and the prophets.
How you wanna do it is up to you, freestyle, there is no restriction but you do it for your self and for your own development or sanity.
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and be connected to Allah in whatever we do in life.
Why? Can you not stand on own legs? Are you a daddy's boy?
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For me, Salat is teaching to constantly remind people to keep the contract of ethics (called the Deen in Qur'an) in a safe state, i.e. remind people that the Deen is a contract of ethics between God and the people, where God keeps the nation safe if people fulfill their share of contract by respecting the ethics.
But 3 times a day is just propaganda, one time a week should be fine.
That's what I believe also and shafi's debate seems to show that people didn't do salat everyday. They had no rakah either.
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5115
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,5116
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.5117
They used to sleep but little of the night,5118
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgivenessShows how important night prayer and fajr are.
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To those doing ritual prayer, prove using the Quran
- the concept of a "raka"
- how many supposed "raka" you are to do per "prayer"
- what to do in the "raka"
- where the word "raka" is mentioned
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To those doing ritual prayer, prove using the Quran
- the concept of a "raka"
- how many supposed "raka" you are to do per "prayer"
- what to do in the "raka"
- where the word "raka" is mentioned
You're a bit too dogmatic, in that you expect all people who uphold salat to uphold it the same. If you
have a preconceived bias about a specific thing then it clouds your judgement and will not permit you
constructively analyze the matter at hand.
Is performing a salat which includes standing, kneeling and prostrating along with reciting and reading of Quran at prescribed fixed times supported by the Quran?
Yes. Yes it is.
However I do not want to presume that is what you are after perhaps you are strictly referring to traditionalist ritual prayer.
First define what you mean as ritual prayer.
Is the concept of raka your only objection to ritual prayer?
If so then, know that many do not even go by such notions when upholding their daily commitment.
Many people have different ways of upholding salat and many do not include the concept of raka as myself, for example.
